Total Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Hexham Gardens area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Kitty Brewster , and the 415th lowest crime rate of 1,088 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 Hexham Gardens (NE24 4RX) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% lower than the Kitty Brewster average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hexham Gardens (NE24 4RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edlingham Green, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highfield (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hexham Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monkdale Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whittle Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirlwall Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hexham Gardens

Data Sources

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