Postcode · Belford
Crime in NE70 7HT
How much crime is recorded in NE70 7HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Seahouses, Belford & Wooler
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,958 (2024)
NE70 7HTBelford
How safe is NE70 7HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE70 7HT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
NE70 7HTNational
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Burglary7.89.1
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Public order3.24.6
Other crime3.11.5
Other theft2.94.5
Shoplifting2.18.4
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 68% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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15
20
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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.