Crap Towns / Northumberland / Cramlington

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Cramlington

Crammy. Take the next exit. No, the next one.
Twinned with the roundabout you just passed

47/100Crap Score

520th crappest of 984 towns, and 8th in Northumberland. Higher scores are crapper.

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Somebody planned this. On purpose.

A new town made of roundabouts. Locals call it Crappington, so we don't have to.

Cramlington was planned. Somebody did this on purpose. It's roundabouts, cycle paths and underpasses nobody fancies walking through after dark, and locals tell each other which roundabout they live on. Nothing's on at night, so the anti-social behaviour runs well over the typical town's rate.

The local firebugs are setting fire to the grass and woods as well. The deliberate fires come in at four times the typical town's rate. The new estates go up without footpaths to anywhere. There's a giant woman made of earth lying on a hill outside town. She's the only one who looks relaxed.

What the score is made of

Ten ingredients, each marked out of 100. Higher is crapper.

Cramlington's 91 for deliberate fires means it's crapper than 91% of towns.

  • Deliberate fires91/10022.7 per 10,000 people a year, April 2023 to March 2026
  • Anti-social behaviour85/10023.5 per 1,000 people a year, September 2023 to August 2026
  • Criminal damage and arson75/1009.1 per 1,000 people a year, September 2023 to August 2026
  • Fly-tipping63/10012.6 incidents per 1,000 people a year, Northumberland council area, 2022-23 to 2024-25
  • Broadband58/1005.1% of premises can't get gigabit, January 2026, and 17.9% across the Northumberland council area
  • Rain39/100123 days of rain a year, at least 1 mm, 1991 to 2020 average
  • Sewage spills36/100133 spill hours per 10,000 people a year, storm overflows within 1 km, 2023 to 2025
  • Air pollution35/1008.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.8 of fine particles, 2024 average
  • Food hygiene16/1000.8% rated 0 to 2, of the 121 food businesses with a rating
  • Serious road collisions4/1001.0 per 10,000 people a year, fatal and serious, 2021 to 2025
Your patch: NorthumberlandTowns in the same county. Top of the table is crappest.
PosTownNationalScore
1Blyth173rd83
2Ashington382nd61
3Prudhoe409th58
4Berwick-upon-Tweed414th58
5Morpeth421st57
6Bedlington432nd56
7Hexham499th49
8Cramlington520th47
In danger of becoming nice from here down.9Ponteland652nd34

Below the dashed line: in danger of becoming nice.

Cramlington by numbers

Thinking of moving here? Don't say we didn't warn you.

Crime, muck and dodgy water

What's left on the high street

Getting about, getting online, getting rained on

Northumberland council

Have a crap-off

Cramlington against your mate's town, and a match ticket to rub it in.

CramlingtonCrap Score 47
v
Seaton DelavalCrap Score 53

Ten ingredients. One verdict. Who's crapper? The higher Crap Score takes it.