Postcode · Hexham
Crime in NE48 1AT
How much crime is recorded in NE48 1AT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bellingham, Otterburn & Redesdale
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,503 (2024)
NE48 1ATHexham
How safe is NE48 1AT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE48 1AT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
NE48 1ATNational
Burglary12.39.1
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Other crime2.31.5
Public order1.44.6
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 90% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.