Postcode district · Belford
Crime in NE70
How much crime is recorded in NE70, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 7,025 (2024)
NE70Postcode district · Belford
How safe is NE70
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE70, well below 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
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
NE70National
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Shoplifting7.28.4
Burglary6.89.1
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Other theft3.54.5
Public order2.74.6
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.