Total Crime Rate

32.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 32.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hazel Cottages area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Bellingham , and the 346th lowest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hazel Cottages (NE19 1LL) in the last 12 months was 32.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% lower than the Bellingham average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hazel Cottages (NE19 1LL), the main crime hotspot is near Brierley Gardens. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hazel Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brierley Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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