Postcode · Prudhoe
Crime in NE42 6HG
How much crime is recorded in NE42 6HG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Prudhoe
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,509 (2024)
NE42 6HGPrudhoe
How safe is NE42 6HG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE42 6HG 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
14.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 6HGNational
Burglary15.49.1
Violence and sexual offences9.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other crime2.11.5
Public order1.74.6
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other theft1.04.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.