Postcode district · Riding Mill
Crime in NE44
How much crime is recorded in NE44, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 5,762 (2024)
NE44Postcode district · Riding Mill
How safe is NE44
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE44, 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
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).
NE44National
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
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.