Total Crime Rate

173.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 173.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

River View Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 140th 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 River View Close (NE22 5LP) in the last 12 months was 173.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% higher than the Bedlington Central average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around River View Close (NE22 5LP), the main crime hotspot is near Mansion Court. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Sleekburn

Crime Over Time in River View Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mansion Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Trotter Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tomlea Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Elenbel Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trotter Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansion Court Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 11 of 11

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑