Total Crime Rate

237.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 237.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 133.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.4 10/10
  • Public order 28.8 10/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Other crime 18.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Dene View West area has the 5th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dene View West (NE22 5NP) in the last 12 months was 237.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 133.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dene View West (NE22 5NP), 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 Dene View West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Warnhead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hudson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warnhead Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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