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Crime in NE47 5

How much crime is recorded in NE47 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Northumberland
Region
North East
Population
4,797 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE47 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE47 5, 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
10.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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).

NE47 5National
Violence and sexual offences8.023.6
Burglary3.39.1
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Other crime2.51.5
Other theft2.24.5
Public order2.14.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs0.42.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025

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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