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Crime in NE61 5XS

How much crime is recorded in NE61 5XS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Widdrington, Lynemouth & Hadston
Council
Northumberland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,609 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE61 5XS

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE61 5XS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
37.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
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 5XSNational
Anti-social behaviour31.110.7
Violence and sexual offences29.423.6
Criminal damage and arson16.64.7
Burglary9.59.1
Public order4.64.6
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Drugs3.82.4
Other crime3.11.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Other theft0.84.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

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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