Postcode district · Choppington
Crime in NE62
How much crime is recorded in NE62, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 15,764 (2024)
NE62Postcode district · Choppington
How safe is NE62
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE62, 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
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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).
NE62National
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Anti-social behaviour14.810.7
Shoplifting9.68.4
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Burglary5.89.1
Public order4.34.6
Other crime3.01.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.