Postcode · Cramlington
Crime in NE23 7PT
How much crime is recorded in NE23 7PT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fordley
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,488 (2024)
How safe is NE23 7PT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE23 7PT area, broadly in line with 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
32.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 7PTNational
Violence and sexual offences26.823.6
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Burglary6.69.1
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order3.84.6
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.