Total Crime Rate

198.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.1 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 198.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.7 10/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

The Oval area has the 10th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 108th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 5HT) in the last 12 months was 198.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 86.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3620.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Oval (NE22 5HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wallington Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Oval area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wallington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elenbel Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trotter Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wallington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tomlea Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Trotter Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wallington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallington Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallington Close —
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Data Sources

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