Crime Rate in College, ward

College has the 5th highest crime rate of 66 wards in Northumberland district and the 335th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 34th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in College in the last 12 months was 189.8 per 1,000 residents and was 104.0% higher than the Northumberland district average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, College’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 322 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 157.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 434 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the College ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Hedley Way, with 180 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Fifth Avenue (55 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.