Total Crime Rate

113.4 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 113.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Dereham Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hartley , and the 287th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dereham Close (NE26 4BT) in the last 12 months was 113.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dereham Close (NE26 4BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millfield (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dereham Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartley Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dereham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dereham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Under investigation
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Data Sources

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