Postcode · Seahouses
Crime in NE68 7UJ
How much crime is recorded in NE68 7UJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Seahouses, Belford & Wooler
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,291 (2024)
NE68 7UJSeahouses
How safe is NE68 7UJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 5.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE68 7UJ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
5.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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).
NE68 7UJNational
Violence and sexual offences4.723.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Other crime3.51.5
Burglary2.89.1
Other theft2.34.5
Public order2.24.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.