Postcode · Cramlington
Crime in NE23 3GU
How much crime is recorded in NE23 3GU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cramlington North & East
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,389 (2024)
How safe is NE23 3GU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 6.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE23 3GU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NE23 3GUNational
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Shoplifting6.78.4
Violence and sexual offences5.623.6
Burglary2.69.1
Other crime1.71.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Other theft0.14.5
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Public order0.14.6
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.