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

Bishops Meadow 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 Bishops Meadow (NE22 6JZ) 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 Bishops Meadow (NE22 6JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Northumberland Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bishops Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Catholic Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Northumberland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hartford Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartford Road West —
Sep 2025Public order Hartford Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1331 —
Sep 2025Other crime Deanery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Choppington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Choppington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northumberland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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