Total Crime Rate

132.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 132.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Other crime 15.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Chichester Grove area has the 19th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 198th 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 Chichester Grove (NE22 6JL) in the last 12 months was 132.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% lower than the Bedlington Central average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 81.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 102.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chichester Grove (NE22 6JL), the main crime hotspot is near Octavia Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chichester Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountain Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Octavia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Octavia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forum Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchester Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Choppington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery A1068 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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