Postcode · Cramlington
Crime in NE23 7AZ
How much crime is recorded in NE23 7AZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fordley
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,526 (2024)
NE23 7AZCramlington
How safe is NE23 7AZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE23 7AZ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 7AZNational
Violence and sexual offences31.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Public order7.84.6
Burglary5.69.1
Other theft4.64.5
Other crime4.51.5
Shoplifting4.58.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.