Postcode · Choppington
Crime in NE62 5RQ
How much crime is recorded in NE62 5RQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Guide Post & Stakeford
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,709 (2024)
NE62 5RQChoppington
How safe is NE62 5RQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE62 5RQ 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
25.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 5RQNational
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Shoplifting9.38.4
Burglary7.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Other crime4.41.5
Public order2.64.6
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.