Crime Rate in Prudhoe North, ward

Prudhoe North has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 66 wards in Northumberland district and the 2556th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 51st lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Prudhoe North in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% lower than the Northumberland district average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Prudhoe North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 136 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Prudhoe North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Sports/Recreation Area, with 34 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Edgewell Road (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.