Postcode sector · Hexham
Crime in NE47 8
How much crime is recorded in NE47 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 4,338 (2024)
NE47 8Postcode sector · Hexham
How safe is NE47 8
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE47 8, 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
10.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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).
NE47 8National
Violence and sexual offences7.323.6
Burglary4.69.1
Public order3.04.6
Other crime2.41.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Other theft2.04.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.42.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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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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- NE47 8AA
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- NE47 8HW
- NE47 8JE
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- NE47 8JL
- NE47 8JN
- NE47 8JP