Total Crime Rate

215.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 215.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northumberland Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 112th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northumberland Avenue (NE22 6DL) in the last 12 months was 215.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% higher than the Bedlington Central average (140.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 176.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northumberland Avenue (NE22 6DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northumberland Avenue (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northumberland Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northumberland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Northumberland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1331
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Catholic Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Deanery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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