Total Crime Rate

460.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.4 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 460.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 135.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 121.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Public order 32.1 10/10
  • Other theft 28.6 10/10
  • Other crime 21.4 10/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Station Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 18th 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 Station Road (NE22 5PP) in the last 12 months was 460.7 per 1,000 residents and was 238.2% higher than the Bedlington Central average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 121.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (NE22 5PP), 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 Station Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wallington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wallington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cherrytree Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wallington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blagdon Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallington Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallington Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balmoral Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lampton Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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