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Crime in NE42 5

How much crime is recorded in NE42 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Northumberland
Region
North East
Population
14,981 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE42 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE42 5, 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
19.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).

NE42 5National
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Burglary9.09.1
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Shoplifting4.08.4
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.91.5
Other theft1.84.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
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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