Total Crime Rate

136.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 136.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 20.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ellesmere Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Choppington , and the 190th 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 Ellesmere Gardens (NE62 5TY) in the last 12 months was 136.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% higher than the Choppington average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellesmere Gardens (NE62 5TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Half Moon Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dereham Terrace (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ellesmere Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Ford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Ford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Ford Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Ford Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Ford Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Ford Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dereham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dereham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Half Moon Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Court

Data Sources

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