Postcode district · Hexham
Crime in NE46
How much crime is recorded in NE46, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 25,024 (2024)
NE46Postcode district · Hexham
How safe is NE46
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE46, 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
34
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).
NE46National
Violence and sexual offences12.623.6
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Burglary5.59.1
Shoplifting3.18.4
Public order3.04.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft2.04.5
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.