Crime Rate in Berwick North, ward

Berwick North has the 16th highest crime rate of 66 wards in Northumberland district and the 1251st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 120th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Berwick North in the last 12 months was 115.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% higher than the Northumberland district average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Berwick North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 180 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 223 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Berwick North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Countess Of Buchan Way, with 60 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Westfield Avenue (23 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.