Postcode · Choppington
Crime in NE62 5YZ
How much crime is recorded in NE62 5YZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Guide Post & Stakeford
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,381 (2024)
NE62 5YZChoppington
How safe is NE62 5YZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE62 5YZ area, 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
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 5YZNational
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Shoplifting16.38.4
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Public order4.54.6
Other crime2.01.5
Burglary1.69.1
Other theft1.54.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.