Total Crime Rate
28.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Farmwell Place area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Prudhoe North , and the 322nd lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Farmwell Place (NE42 5FB) in the last 12 months was 28.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farmwell Place (NE42 5FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B6395, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rolley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Greenwell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | School Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Carnaby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | B6395 | Under investigation |
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