Total Crime Rate
81.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Northumberland has the lowest crime rate of 12 districts in North East region and the 140th lowest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (North East), it has the lowest crime rate of 12 districts.
The overall crime rate in Northumberland in the last 12 months was 81.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% lower than the North East region average (116.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Northumberland’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8,843 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 82 cases , up 13.9% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 13.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -24.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11,184 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 81.0 per 1,000
| Parish | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK parishs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croft | 229.8 | 148.8 (184%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Cramlington Village | 206.7 | 125.7 (155%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 3 | Ashington Central | 173.6 | 92.6 (114%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 4 | Morpeth North | 170.4 | 89.4 (110%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 5 | College | 161.7 | 80.7 (100%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 6 | Hirst | 144.5 | 63.5 (78%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 7 | Bedlington Central | 136.2 | 55.2 (68%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 8 | Cowpen | 131.1 | 50.2 (62%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 9 | Newsham | 122.0 | 41.0 (51%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 10 | Isabella | 119.1 | 38.1 (47%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 11 | Amble | 114.4 | 33.4 (41%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 12 | Berwick North | 111.8 | 30.8 (38%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 13 | Cramlington East | 111.7 | 30.7 (38%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 14 | Newbiggin Central and East | 107.1 | 26.1 (32%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 15 | Sleekburn | 104.0 | 23.0 (28%) | High 8/10 |
| 16 | Hexham Central with Acomb | 103.5 | 22.5 (28%) | High 8/10 |
| 17 | Alnwick | 101.3 | 20.3 (25%) | High 8/10 |
| 18 | Druridge Bay | 93.7 | 12.7 (16%) | High 8/10 |
| 19 | Choppington | 89.8 | 8.8 (11%) | High 8/10 |
| 20 | Holywell | 85.3 | 4.3 (5%) | High 7/10 |
| 21 | Berwick East | 84.9 | 3.9 (5%) | High 7/10 |
| 22 | Lynemouth | 82.3 | 1.3 (2%) | High 7/10 |
| 23 | Haydon | 78.5 | -2.5 (-3%) | High 7/10 |
| 24 | Bothal | 78.3 | -2.7 (-3%) | High 7/10 |
| 25 | Wensleydale | 75.3 | -5.7 (-7%) | High 7/10 |
| 26 | Seghill with Seaton Delaval | 74.9 | -6.1 (-8%) | High 7/10 |
| 27 | Cramlington West | 72.9 | -8.1 (-10%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 28 | South Blyth | 72.7 | -8.3 (-10%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 29 | Prudhoe South | 71.7 | -9.3 (-12%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 30 | Bedlington East | 70.5 | -10.5 (-13%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 31 | Corbridge | 69.3 | -11.7 (-14%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 32 | Hartley | 65.0 | -16.0 (-20%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 33 | Cramlington South East | 59.3 | -21.7 (-27%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 34 | Kitty Brewster | 58.7 | -22.3 (-28%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 35 | Haltwhistle | 54.6 | -26.4 (-33%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 36 | Pegswood | 53.4 | -27.6 (-34%) | Low 4/10 |
| 37 | Seaton with Newbiggin West | 53.3 | -27.7 (-34%) | Low 4/10 |
| 38 | Stakeford | 52.8 | -28.2 (-35%) | Low 4/10 |
| 39 | Hexham East | 51.3 | -29.7 (-37%) | Low 4/10 |
| 40 | Berwick West with Ord | 51.1 | -29.9 (-37%) | Low 4/10 |
| 41 | Bywell | 50.6 | -30.4 (-38%) | Low 4/10 |
| 42 | Norham and Islandshires | 47.4 | -33.6 (-42%) | Low 4/10 |
| 43 | Bellingham | 45.1 | -35.9 (-44%) | Low 3/10 |
| 44 | Prudhoe North | 43.8 | -37.2 (-46%) | Low 3/10 |
| 45 | Wooler | 43.1 | -37.9 (-47%) | Low 3/10 |
| 46 | Ponteland East and Stannington | 42.0 | -39.0 (-48%) | Low 3/10 |
| 47 | Rothbury | 41.1 | -39.9 (-49%) | Low 3/10 |
| 48 | Amble West with Warkworth | 40.1 | -40.9 (-51%) | Low 3/10 |
| 49 | Cramlington Eastfield | 40.0 | -41.0 (-51%) | Low 3/10 |
| 50 | Bamburgh | 39.9 | -41.1 (-51%) | Low 3/10 |
| 51 | Longhorsley | 39.6 | -41.4 (-51%) | Low 3/10 |
| 52 | South Tynedale | 39.2 | -41.8 (-52%) | Low 3/10 |
| 53 | Haydon and Hadrian | 38.9 | -42.1 (-52%) | Low 3/10 |
| 54 | Ponteland North | 37.5 | -43.5 (-54%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 55 | Plessey | 37.1 | -43.9 (-54%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 56 | Bedlington West | 36.1 | -44.9 (-55%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 57 | Morpeth Stobhill | 32.0 | -49.0 (-61%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 58 | Shilbottle | 30.0 | -51.0 (-63%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 59 | Morpeth Kirkhill | 28.5 | -52.5 (-65%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 60 | Longhoughton | 26.1 | -54.9 (-68%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 61 | Cramlington North | 23.5 | -57.5 (-71%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 62 | Hexham West | 22.8 | -58.2 (-72%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 63 | Ponteland South with Heddon | 21.3 | -59.7 (-74%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 64 | Humshaugh | 18.0 | -63.0 (-78%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 65 | Ponteland West | 14.2 | -66.8 (-82%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 66 | Stocksfield and Broomhaugh | 13.9 | -67.1 (-83%) | Very low 1/10 |
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