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Crime Rates in Northumberland, local authority district

Crime Rate

97.1

Average 5/10

Last updated: 19.03.2025

Annual total crime rate in Northumberland, (local authority district) is 97.1 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 5 out of 10 or medium crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Northumberland (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 33.2 5/10

Anti-social behaviour 20.2 7/10

Shoplifting 9.65 6/10

Criminal damage and arson 9.16 6/10

Public order 7.45 6/10

Other theft 5.36 3/10

Burglary 3.48 4/10

Vehicle crime 2.68 2/10

Other crime 2.29 5/10

Drugs 1.74 3/10

Possession of weapons 0.739 4/10

Bicycle theft 0.434 3/10

Robbery 0.415 2/10

Theft from the person 0.309 2/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Feb 2024 - Jan 2025

Above are annual crime rates in Northumberland (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Northumberland (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Northumberland (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Northumberland (local authority district) and North East (region)

Number of crimes per 1000 resident population

Northumberland
LAD
North East
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Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Northumberland (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas

Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates of wards within Northumberland (local authority district)

Ward name	Crime Rate
1. Humshaugh	22.4 low
2. Ponteland South with Heddon	26.1 low
3. Ponteland West	26.7 low
4. Stocksfield and Broomhaugh	27.3 low
5. Hexham West	28 low
6. Shilbottle	28 low
7. Cramlington North	29.2 low
8. Longhoughton	30 low
9. Haydon and Hadrian	31.5 low
10. South Tynedale	35.4 low
11. Wooler	43.1 low
12. Cramlington Eastfield	43.2 low
13. Bamburgh	44.3 low
14. Bywell	47.9 low
15. Morpeth Kirkhill	48.1 low
16. South Blyth	51.6 low
17. Longhorsley	52.2 low
18. Ponteland East and Stannington	52.4 low
19. Bellingham	55.6 low
20. Corbridge	58.1 low
21. Rothbury	58.7 low
22. Bedlington West	59.6 low
23. Norham and Islandshires	62.6 low
24. Prudhoe North	64.1 low
25. Berwick West with Ord	65.3 low
26. Haltwhistle	66.2 low
27. Amble West with Warkworth	67.2 low
28. Cramlington South East	70.9 low
29. Hexham East	71.3 low
30. Hartley	74.1 low
31. Ponteland North	77 low
32. Stakeford	80.3 low
33. Pegswood	82.1 low
34. Plessey	83 low
35. Cramlington West	84.7 low
36. Berwick East	86.6 low
37. Morpeth Stobhill	89.1 low
38. Haydon	90.6 low
39. Druridge Bay	92.8 low
40. Holywell	97 low
41. Seghill with Seaton Delaval	97.1 low
42. Seaton with Newbiggin West	97.9 low
43. Prudhoe South	98.8 low
44. Cramlington East	103 low
45. Alnwick	104 low
46. Choppington	110 low
47. Bothal	112 low
48. Kitty Brewster	114 medium
49. Bedlington Central	117 medium
50. Lynemouth	117 medium
51. Berwick North	121 medium
52. Amble	122 medium
53. Hexham Central with Acomb	129 medium
54. Sleekburn	136 medium
55. Bedlington East	142 medium
56. Wensleydale	145 medium
57. Newbiggin Central and East	152 medium
58. Isabella	153 medium
59. Cowpen	159 medium
60. Newsham	177 medium
61. College	205 medium
62. Hirst	214 medium
63. Cramlington Village	222 medium
64. Morpeth North	252 high
65. Ashington Central	295 high
66. Croft	386 high

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Feb 2024 - Jan 2025

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