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Crime in NE44 6

How much crime is recorded in NE44 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Northumberland
Region
North East
Population
5,762 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE44 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE44 6, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
27.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

NE44 6National
Violence and sexual offences24.423.6
Burglary8.79.1
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Public order2.84.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 19% 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.

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