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Crime in NE23 8

How much crime is recorded in NE23 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Northumberland
Region
North East
Population
5,648 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE23 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE23 8, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).

NE23 8National
Burglary14.09.1
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Public order2.54.6
Other crime2.11.5
Other theft1.64.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 7% 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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