Total Crime Rate

28.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rolley Way 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 Rolley Way (NE42 5FH) 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 Rolley Way (NE42 5FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Biverfield Road, where police recorded 40 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.

Crime Over Time in Rolley Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dene Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rolley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Other theft School Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Victoria Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery B6395 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Biverfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Biverfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Grove —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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