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Crime in NE20

How much crime is recorded in NE20, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Northumberland
Region
North East
Population
23,463 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE20

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE20, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
10.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

NE20National
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Burglary4.89.1
Shoplifting4.78.4
Other theft3.74.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other crime1.81.5
Public order1.64.6
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 24% 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.

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