Total Crime Rate

178.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 178.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 69.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Woodcroft Road area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Bywell , and the 129th 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 Woodcroft Road (NE41 8DJ) in the last 12 months was 178.9 per 1,000 residents and was 253.5% higher than the Bywell average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 41.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodcroft Road (NE41 8DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Main Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tynedale Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Woodcroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Main Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Main Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Main Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Main Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Main Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Main Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Main Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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