Total Crime Rate
148.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
104.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Front Street West area has the 16th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Front Street West (NE22 5TX) in the last 12 months was 148.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 104.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Front Street West (NE22 5TX), the main crime hotspot is near Kyloe Place. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bedlington Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kyloe Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A193 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fountain Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Windsor Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kyloe Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kyloe Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kyloe Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A193 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | A193 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A193 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A193 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A193 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A193 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kyloe Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kyloe Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kyloe Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kyloe Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | A1068 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hartford Road West | Under investigation |
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