Total Crime Rate

135.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.7 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 135.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Beresford Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hartley , and the 191st 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 Beresford Road (NE26 4DR) in the last 12 months was 135.3 per 1,000 residents and was 108.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beresford Road (NE26 4DR), 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 Beresford Road area

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

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