Total Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Choppington , and the 360th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Avenue (NE62 5SE) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% lower than the Choppington average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Avenue (NE62 5SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Briar Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kings Park (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Briar Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Briar Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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