Total Crime Rate

124.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 124.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Drugs 17.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.9 5/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Baxters Buildings area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hartley , and the 263rd 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 Baxters Buildings (NE25 0AX) in the last 12 months was 124.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% higher than the Hartley average (68.2 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -93.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baxters Buildings (NE25 0AX), the main crime hotspot is near Ryal Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Baxters Buildings area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Whitton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dartford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dartford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Victoria Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ryal Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Mindrum Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mindrum Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mindrum Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Whitton Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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