Crime Rate in Longhorsley, ward

Longhorsley has the 15th lowest crime rate of 66 wards in Northumberland district and the 2009th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 39th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Longhorsley in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% lower than the Northumberland district average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Longhorsley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 211.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Longhorsley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 18 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Felmoor Drive (8 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.