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Crime in NE22 7JT

How much crime is recorded in NE22 7JT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Bedlington Station & Sleekburn
Council
Northumberland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,614 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE22 7JT

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE22 7JT area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
39.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 7JTNational
Violence and sexual offences35.623.6
Anti-social behaviour20.710.7
Public order10.14.6
Burglary7.09.1
Other theft5.54.5
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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