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Crime in NE46 2

How much crime is recorded in NE46 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Northumberland
Region
North East
Population
12,132 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE46 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE46 2, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
10.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).

NE46 2National
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Violence and sexual offences8.123.6
Burglary4.79.1
Public order2.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.61.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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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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