Total Crime Rate

122.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.6 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 122.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 83.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Park Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Avenue (NE22 7EJ) in the last 12 months was 122.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (NE22 7EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenwood Avenue, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burt Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reavley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkside —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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