Crime Rates at Melrose Terrace, Bedlington, NE22 5UT

Melrose Terrace area has the 17th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 174th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melrose Terrace (NE22 5UT) in the last 12 months was 147.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Terrace (NE22 5UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen'S Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.