Total Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.9 5/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Front Street West area has the 26th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 310th 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 5TZ) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street West (NE22 5TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Front Street West. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Front Street West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Windsor Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishops Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery A1068 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishops Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hartford Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Choppington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elm Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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