Postcode · Stocksfield
Crime in NE43 7LX
How much crime is recorded in NE43 7LX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wylam & Ovingham
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,099 (2024)
How safe is NE43 7LX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE43 7LX 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
13.0
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).
NE43 7LXNational
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Burglary5.99.1
Other crime4.81.5
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order3.84.6
Other theft1.04.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.