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Crime in NE61 4

How much crime is recorded in NE61 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Northumberland
Region
North East
Population
7,665 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE61 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE61 4, 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
14.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

NE61 4National
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Burglary8.29.1
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Public order3.14.6
Other crime1.81.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 36% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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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.

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