Postcode · Haltwhistle
Crime in NE49 9NB
How much crime is recorded in NE49 9NB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,482 (2024)
How safe is NE49 9NB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE49 9NB 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
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 9NBNational
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Burglary8.59.1
Public order4.34.6
Other crime3.01.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other theft2.04.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.