Crime Rates at Ridge Villas, Bedlington, NE22 6EA

Ridge Villas area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 29th highest crime rate of 1,088 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 Ridge Villas (NE22 6EA) in the last 12 months was 474.5 per 1,000 residents and was 238.6% higher than the Bedlington Central average (140.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridge Villas (NE22 6EA), 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.