Postcode district · Wooler
Crime in NE71
How much crime is recorded in NE71, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 5,735 (2024)
NE71Postcode district · Wooler
How safe is NE71
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE71, 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
14.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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).
NE71National
Violence and sexual offences9.723.6
Burglary9.69.1
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other crime1.71.5
Public order1.54.6
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.22.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.