Total Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

College Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in College , and the 402nd highest crime rate of 1,088 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 College Road (NE63 9RB) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% lower than the College average (189.8 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (NE63 9RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sixth Avenue, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Debdon Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in College Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Debdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newbiggin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newbiggin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbiggin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sweethope Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Debdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sixth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sixth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sixth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sixth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sixth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sixth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Debdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Debdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Debdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Debdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Debdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redwood Court
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redwood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkside Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newbiggin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Debdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Seventh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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