Crime Rate in Bedlington East, ward

Bedlington East has the 25th highest crime rate of 66 wards in Northumberland district and the 2084th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 171st lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bedlington East in the last 12 months was 92.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% lower than the Northumberland district average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bedlington East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 189 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 229 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bedlington East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Wood Lane. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.