Postcode · Choppington
Crime in NE62 5ER
How much crime is recorded in NE62 5ER, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Guide Post & Stakeford
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,764 (2024)
NE62 5ERChoppington
How safe is NE62 5ER
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE62 5ER area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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).
NE62 5ERNational
Shoplifting19.38.4
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Other theft5.64.5
Other crime5.41.5
Burglary5.49.1
Public order4.74.6
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.