Postcode district · Hexham
Crime in NE48
How much crime is recorded in NE48, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 8,136 (2024)
NE48Postcode district · Hexham
How safe is NE48
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE48, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).
NE48National
Violence and sexual offences9.023.6
Burglary7.29.1
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Public order2.74.6
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% 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.