Postcode · Hexham
Crime in NE46 1DN
How much crime is recorded in NE46 1DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hexham & Acomb
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,698 (2024)
NE46 1DNHexham
How safe is NE46 1DN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE46 1DN area, 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
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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).
NE46 1DNNational
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Burglary10.49.1
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Other crime3.91.5
Public order3.44.6
Shoplifting1.58.4
Other theft1.44.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.