Crime Rate in Ponteland North, ward

Ponteland North has the 20th lowest crime rate of 66 wards in Northumberland district and the 2381st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 47th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ponteland North in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% lower than the Northumberland district average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ponteland North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 38.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -52.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 154 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ponteland North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bergerac Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.