Total Crime Rate

258.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.4 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 258.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.9 10/10
  • Burglary 26.3 10/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Wood Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 71st 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 Wood Lane (NE22 5RB) in the last 12 months was 258.8 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 118.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (NE22 5RB), 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 Wood Lane area

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

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