Postcode district · Stocksfield
Crime in NE43
How much crime is recorded in NE43, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 10,615 (2024)
NE43Postcode district · Stocksfield
How safe is NE43
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE43, 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
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).
NE43National
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Burglary8.79.1
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Public order2.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other crime1.81.5
Other theft1.64.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Drugs1.22.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.