Crime Rate in Haltwhistle, ward

Haltwhistle has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 66 wards in Northumberland district and the 3737th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 90th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Haltwhistle in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% lower than the Northumberland district average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Haltwhistle’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 128 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 170 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Haltwhistle ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Station Road, with 18 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Fairfield Park (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.