Crime Rates at Cragside Gardens, Bedlington, NE22 5YX

Cragside Gardens area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Cragside Gardens (NE22 5YX) in the last 12 months was 10.6 per 1,000 residents and was 92.3% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cragside Gardens (NE22 5YX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lumley Court, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newby Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.