Postcode district · Cramlington
Crime in NE23
How much crime is recorded in NE23, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 50,302 (2024)
NE23Postcode district · Cramlington
How safe is NE23
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE23, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
NE23National
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Anti-social behaviour14.710.7
Burglary5.99.1
Shoplifting5.68.4
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Public order3.94.6
Other theft2.54.5
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.