Total Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 45.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 13.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Balmoral Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 495th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balmoral Close (NE22 5YD) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% lower than the Bedlington Central average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmoral Close (NE22 5YD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wallington Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Balmoral Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Public order Balmoral Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wallington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wallington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wallington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallington Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallington Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blagdon Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lampton Court —
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Data Sources

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