Total Crime Rate

117.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 117.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lily Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Lily Avenue (NE22 5BB) in the last 12 months was 117.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lily Avenue (NE22 5BB), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Grove. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lily Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hudson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birtley Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Grove —
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Slaley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosalind Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedlington Bank —
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Data Sources

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