Total Crime Rate

67.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knox Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 442nd highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Knox Road (NE22 5AS) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% lower than the Bedlington Central average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knox Road (NE22 5AS), the main crime hotspot is near Wood Lane. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knox Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Warnhead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warnhead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hudson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosalind Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Grove —
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Data Sources

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