Postcode · Belford
Crime in NE70 7PP
How much crime is recorded in NE70 7PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Berwick-upon-Tweed West & Holy Island
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,225 (2024)
NE70 7PPBelford
How safe is NE70 7PP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE70 7PP 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
37.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 7PPNational
Violence and sexual offences29.623.6
Burglary12.79.1
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Other theft10.24.5
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Drugs3.42.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Public order2.84.6
Other crime1.91.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
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.