Total Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elm Drive area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 468th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Drive (NE22 5TF) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Drive (NE22 5TF), 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 Elm Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Front Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hartford Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Front Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Public order Church Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Court —
Sep 2025Other crime Hartford Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartford Road West —
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Data Sources

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