Total Crime Rate
147.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Taylor Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hartley , and the 210th 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 Taylor Gardens (NE26 4QU) in the last 12 months was 147.1 per 1,000 residents and was 115.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Taylor Gardens (NE26 4QU), 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.
View Crime In Hartley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Collywell Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southward Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Collywell Court | Under investigation |
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