Total Crime Rate

189.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 189.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 149th 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 Kings Road (NE22 7DX) in the last 12 months was 189.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% higher than the Bedlington Central average (140.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (NE22 7DX), the main crime hotspot is near Queen'S Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Road —
Sep 2025Public order Grange Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grange Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clayton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grange Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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