Total Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.1 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 45.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stead Lane area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 500th lowest 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 Stead Lane (NE22 5LY) in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stead Lane (NE22 5LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stead Lane, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elenbel Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stead Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trotter Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elenbel Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trotter Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tomlea Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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