Total Crime Rate

208.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 208.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 72.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Clarence Street area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hartley , and the 100th 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 Clarence Street (NE26 4DN) in the last 12 months was 208.5 per 1,000 residents and was 220.7% higher than the Hartley average (65.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarence Street (NE26 4DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 22 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 Clarence Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southward —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byewell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byewell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterford Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Millfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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