Total Crime Rate

194.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 194.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Other theft 26.2 10/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle 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

The Oval area has the 10th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Oval (NE22 5HS) in the last 12 months was 194.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% higher 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 19 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 93.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13960.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Oval (NE22 5HS), the main crime hotspot is near Wallington Close. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Oval area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elenbel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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