Total Crime Rate

68.8 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 68.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Front Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Prudhoe North , and the 480th 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 Front Street (NE42 5DB) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (NE42 5DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakfield Terrace, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broomhill Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Front Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6395 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tarset Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oakfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oakfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wesley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Redwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neale Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B6395 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priestclose Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rolley Way —
Sep 2025Public order Redwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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