Postcode · Prudhoe
Crime in NE42 6BW
How much crime is recorded in NE42 6BW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wylam & Ovingham
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,188 (2024)
NE42 6BWPrudhoe
How safe is NE42 6BW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE42 6BW area, 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
18.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 6BWNational
Anti-social behaviour20.710.7
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Burglary9.59.1
Public order4.14.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other crime2.61.5
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% 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.