Total Crime Rate
114.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alexandra Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in College , and the 254th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Alexandra Road (NE63 9NA) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower than the College average (161.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alexandra Road (NE63 9NA), the main crime hotspot is near Debdon Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Simonburn Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hebron Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sweethope Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wallington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Debdon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Debdon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Debdon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Debdon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Canterbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Road | — |
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