Crime Rate in Pegswood, ward

Pegswood has the 31st lowest crime rate of 66 wards in Northumberland district and the 3662nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 86th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Pegswood in the last 12 months was 63.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower than the Northumberland district average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pegswood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 221 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 255 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pegswood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Geranium Drive. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.