Postcode · Wooler
Crime in NE71 6BN
How much crime is recorded in NE71 6BN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Seahouses, Belford & Wooler
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,006 (2024)
NE71 6BNWooler
How safe is NE71 6BN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE71 6BN area, 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
19.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).
NE71 6BNNational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Burglary5.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Public order3.34.6
Other theft2.94.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% 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.