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Crime in NE61 9

How much crime is recorded in NE61 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Northumberland
Region
North East
Population
3,880 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE61 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE61 9, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
22.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Anti-social behaviour16.010.7
Shoplifting12.88.4
Burglary10.89.1
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Public order4.94.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime2.01.5
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 38% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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