Total Crime Rate
203.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Victoria 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.
View Crime In Prudhoe North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B6395 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakfield Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B6395 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tarset Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Neale Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Redwell Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wesley Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Redwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oakfield Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oakfield Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Priestclose Road | Under investigation |
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