Total Crime Rate
98.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Albans Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in College , and the 301st 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 St Albans Close (NE63 9RT) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% lower than the College average (161.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Albans Close (NE63 9RT), the main crime hotspot is near Canterbury Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Harrison Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rochester Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pembroke Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chichester Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Harrison Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Harrison Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Harrison Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Harrison Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Harrison Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Harrison Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Harrison Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Harrison Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembroke Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Canterbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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