Postcode · Prudhoe
Crime in NE42 5LJ
How much crime is recorded in NE42 5LJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Prudhoe
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,018 (2024)
NE42 5LJPrudhoe
How safe is NE42 5LJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE42 5LJ area, well 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
21.3
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).
NE42 5LJNational
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Burglary3.99.1
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime1.71.5
Public order1.64.6
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.