Crime Rates at High Ridge, Bedlington, NE22 6EF

High Ridge area has the 28th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 362nd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Ridge (NE22 6EF) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Ridge (NE22 6EF), the main crime hotspot is near Northumberland Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.