Postcode · Seahouses
Crime in NE68 7XW
How much crime is recorded in NE68 7XW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Seahouses, Belford & Wooler
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,108 (2024)
NE68 7XWSeahouses
How safe is NE68 7XW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE68 7XW area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 7XWNational
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Shoplifting1.88.4
Burglary1.79.1
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Public order0.74.6
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.