Total Crime Rate

151.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 151.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Liddles Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 168th 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 Liddles Street (NE22 7JS) in the last 12 months was 151.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liddles Street (NE22 7JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Liddles Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Cherrytree Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Liddles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liddles Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liddles Street —
Apr 2026Other theft St John'S West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Liddles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Liddles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Liddles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnside —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary School Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liddles Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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