Total Crime Rate

183.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.4 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 183.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 53.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Seaburn Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hartley , and the 124th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seaburn Avenue (NE25 0SD) in the last 12 months was 183.2 per 1,000 residents and was 181.8% higher than the Hartley average (65.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaburn Avenue (NE25 0SD), the main crime hotspot is near St Michael'S Avenue. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seaburn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrose Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Michael'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wansbeck Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gloria Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaburn View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Michael'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Michael'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lysdon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Montrose Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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