Total Crime Rate

431.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.6 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 431.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 286.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Public order 23.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Glebe Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 21st highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Glebe Road (NE22 6JS) in the last 12 months was 431.4 per 1,000 residents and was 216.6% higher than the Bedlington Central average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glebe Road (NE22 6JS), the main crime hotspot is near Front Street West. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Glebe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishops Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery A1068 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Choppington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishops Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forum Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hartford Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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