Postcode · Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
Crime in NE64 6RR
How much crime is recorded in NE64 6RR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newbiggin
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,258 (2024)
How safe is NE64 6RR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE64 6RR area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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).
NE64 6RRNational
Violence and sexual offences29.523.6
Anti-social behaviour25.710.7
Criminal damage and arson9.94.7
Burglary5.29.1
Other theft3.94.5
Public order3.34.6
Other crime3.21.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Drugs1.92.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.