Total Crime Rate
110.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Adderlane Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Prudhoe North , and the 295th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Adderlane Road (NE42 5ET) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 123.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Adderlane Road (NE42 5ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Biverfield Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Wylam Drive (17 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 | Theft from the person | Dene Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | West Wylam Drive | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Scales Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Biverfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dene Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dene Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkwood Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | West Wylam Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Wylam Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Wylam Drive | Under investigation |
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