Postcode · Cramlington
Crime in NE23 7LS
How much crime is recorded in NE23 7LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fordley
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,295 (2024)
How safe is NE23 7LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE23 7LS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 7LSNational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Shoplifting7.08.4
Burglary5.09.1
Public order2.94.6
Robbery2.61.4
Other crime2.41.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other theft0.54.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% 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.