Postcode · Hexham
Crime in NE47 8JY
How much crime is recorded in NE47 8JY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,010 (2024)
NE47 8JYHexham
How safe is NE47 8JY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE47 8JY 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
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 8JYNational
Violence and sexual offences12.623.6
Burglary11.49.1
Public order4.04.6
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other theft1.34.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% 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.