Total Crime Rate

162.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

153.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 162.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 153.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.6 10/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Tillmouth Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hartley , and the 160th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Tillmouth Avenue (NE25 0NT) in the last 12 months was 162.2 per 1,000 residents and was 149.4% higher than the Hartley average (65.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 19.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 153.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 177.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tillmouth Avenue (NE25 0NT), the main crime hotspot is near Blanchland Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tillmouth Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blanchland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chollerford Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blanchland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blanchland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blanchland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blanchland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blanchland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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