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Crime in NE26 4DB

How much crime is recorded in NE26 4DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Holywell & Hartley
Council
Northumberland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,397 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE26 4DB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE26 4DB area, 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
23.9
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).

NE26 4DBNational
Anti-social behaviour22.910.7
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Shoplifting15.48.4
Burglary6.69.1
Public order4.74.6
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft2.54.5
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery1.41.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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