Total Crime Rate

145.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 145.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scales Crescent area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Prudhoe North , and the 177th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Scales Crescent (NE42 5DW) in the last 12 months was 145.8 per 1,000 residents and was 233.0% higher than the Prudhoe North average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scales Crescent (NE42 5DW), the main crime hotspot is near West Wylam Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Scales Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Wylam Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parkwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince George Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince George Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodhead Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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