Postcode · Haltwhistle
Crime in NE49 0LX
How much crime is recorded in NE49 0LX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,074 (2024)
NE49 0LXHaltwhistle
How safe is NE49 0LX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE49 0LX area, 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
7.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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).
NE49 0LXNational
Violence and sexual offences4.423.6
Public order3.24.6
Other crime3.01.5
Burglary1.79.1
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Other theft1.14.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Drugs0.32.4
Criminal damage and arson0.34.7
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 67% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.