Postcode · Bedlington
Crime in NE22 5PS
How much crime is recorded in NE22 5PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bedlington Station & Sleekburn
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,851 (2024)
NE22 5PSBedlington
How safe is NE22 5PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE22 5PS area, 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
21.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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).
NE22 5PSNational
Anti-social behaviour20.510.7
Shoplifting19.98.4
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Burglary6.49.1
Public order6.14.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs1.92.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.