Total Crime Rate

120.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 120.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Other crime 14.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Cornwell Crescent area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cornwell Crescent (NE22 5AP) in the last 12 months was 120.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% lower than the Bedlington Central average (140.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwell Crescent (NE22 5AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lily Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cornwell Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lily Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cornwell Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatty Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Alfred Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alfred Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alfred Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Bellingham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millfield South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millfield South
Sep 2025Drugs Cornwell Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Millfield Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornwell Crescent

Data Sources

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