Postcode · Hexham
Crime in NE46 4RW
How much crime is recorded in NE46 4RW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hexham & Acomb
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,360 (2024)
NE46 4RWHexham
How safe is NE46 4RW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE46 4RW area, well below 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
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 4RWNational
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Shoplifting11.98.4
Burglary9.39.1
Public order5.74.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft3.04.5
Other crime2.71.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.