Postcode district · Haltwhistle
Crime in NE49
How much crime is recorded in NE49, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 6,768 (2024)
NE49Postcode district · Haltwhistle
How safe is NE49
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE49, 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
13.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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).
NE49National
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Burglary6.09.1
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Public order3.74.6
Other crime2.61.5
Other theft2.04.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.