Total Crime Rate

82.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 82.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Hartford Court 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 Hartford Court (NE22 6LP) 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 Hartford Court (NE22 6LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northumberland Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hartford Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery A1068 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishops Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hartford Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishops Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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