Total Crime Rate

148.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 148.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hester Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hartley , and the 207th highest crime rate of 1,088 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 Hester Gardens (NE25 0SH) in the last 12 months was 148.9 per 1,000 residents and was 118.3% higher than the Hartley average (68.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hester Gardens (NE25 0SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Michael'S Avenue, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gloria Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hester Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow View —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seaburn View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seaburn View —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Michael'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow View —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow View —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lysdon Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wansbeck Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wansbeck Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloria Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lysdon Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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