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Crime in NE63 8

How much crime is recorded in NE63 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Northumberland
Region
North East
Population
10,346 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE63 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE63 8, 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
26.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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).

NE63 8National
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Anti-social behaviour18.510.7
Shoplifting12.18.4
Burglary9.19.1
Public order5.54.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime2.11.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.72.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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