Total Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 44.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 29.3 6/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Thorntree Gardens area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in College , and the 486th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thorntree Gardens (NE63 9TB) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorntree Gardens (NE63 9TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodlands Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southern Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Thorntree Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burnside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scoular Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chichester Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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