Total Crime Rate

100.4 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 100.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Stephenson Court area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Bywell , and the 339th 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 Stephenson Court (NE41 8LA) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% higher than the Bywell average (54.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stephenson Court (NE41 8LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wylam, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wylam (Station) (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stephenson Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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