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Crime in NE64

How much crime is recorded in NE64, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Northumberland
Region
North East
Population
5,847 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE64

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE64, broadly in line with 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
30.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
100
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).

NE64National
Anti-social behaviour26.310.7
Violence and sexual offences23.623.6
Criminal damage and arson15.04.7
Shoplifting14.68.4
Public order7.54.6
Burglary7.09.1
Other crime4.81.5
Other theft3.84.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 25% 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.

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