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Crime in NE22 5

How much crime is recorded in NE22 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Northumberland
Region
North East
Population
12,812 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE22 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE22 5, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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).

NE22 5National
Violence and sexual offences25.223.6
Anti-social behaviour17.410.7
Shoplifting9.18.4
Public order7.04.6
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Burglary4.19.1
Other crime3.21.5
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs2.32.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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