Total Crime Rate

135.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 135.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

East Riggs area has the 20th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 227th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Riggs (NE22 5SH) in the last 12 months was 135.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% lower than the Bedlington Central average (140.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Riggs (NE22 5SH), the main crime hotspot is near Front Street West. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East Riggs area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Church Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Catholic Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Deanery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hartford Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartford Road West —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Court —
Sep 2025Public order Front Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hartford Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Front Street West Under investigation
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Data Sources

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