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

Edgewood Avenue 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 Edgewood Avenue (NE22 5NL) 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 Edgewood Avenue (NE22 5NL), the main crime hotspot is near Wood Lane. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edgewood Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Lane
Apr 2026Other crime Warnhead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warnhead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Lane

Data Sources

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