Total Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 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 62.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Moorland Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 473rd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorland Avenue (NE22 7EX) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorland Avenue (NE22 7EX), 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 Moorland 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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