Postcode · Wylam
Crime in NE41 8AQ
How much crime is recorded in NE41 8AQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wylam & Ovingham
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,983 (2024)
NE41 8AQWylam
How safe is NE41 8AQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE41 8AQ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
NE41 8AQNational
Shoplifting11.88.4
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Violence and sexual offences6.723.6
Burglary5.99.1
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.64.6
Other crime1.21.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.