Total Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Priestclose Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Prudhoe North , and the 457th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priestclose Road (NE42 5AQ) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% higher than the Prudhoe North average (49.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priestclose Road (NE42 5AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priestclose Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6395 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B6395 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neale Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Close 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 2025Public order Tarset Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheviot View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Redwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wesley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cheviot View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Redwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priestclose Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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