Total Crime Rate

203.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 203.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 109.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Victoria Terrace area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Prudhoe North , and the 125th 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 Victoria Terrace (NE42 5AE) in the last 12 months was 203.2 per 1,000 residents and was 310.5% higher than the Prudhoe North average (49.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Terrace (NE42 5AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakfield Terrace, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6395 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B6395 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tarset Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neale Street
Sep 2025Other theft Redwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wesley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Redwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oakfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oakfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priestclose Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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