Crap Towns / Cramlington / Crime

How much crime is there in Cramlington?

The police recorded 69.2 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Cramlington from September 2023 to August 2026, 9% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 29.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 66.5, down from 70.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	70.2	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	70.9	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	66.5	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	29.9	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	9.1	7.0
Shoplifting	7.8	7.1
Public order	7.3	6.6
Other theft	4.4	5.4
Burglary	2.6	3.1
Vehicle crime	2.6	3.8
Other crime	2.4	2.0
Drugs	1.2	2.4
Bicycle theft	0.8	0.5
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4
Robbery	0.2	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Ashington	10.3 km	124
Blyth	5.7 km	117
Bedlington	5.1 km	89.7
Killingworth	5.5 km	76.6
Stakeford	8.3 km	73.3
Seaton Delaval	5.1 km	73.1
Cramlington	–	69.2
Shiremoor	8.0 km	67.7
Longbenton	7.4 km	67.2
Whitley Bay	9.2 km	58.3
Wideopen	5.2 km	38.2
The typical town	–	76.2