Postcode · Hexham
Crime in NE46 3NA
How much crime is recorded in NE46 3NA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hexham & Acomb
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,687 (2024)
NE46 3NAHexham
How safe is NE46 3NA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE46 3NA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 3NANational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Anti-social behaviour12.410.7
Burglary5.69.1
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
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.