Total Crime Rate

30.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orchard Hill area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Prudhoe North , and the 332nd lowest 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 Orchard Hill (NE42 5QF) in the last 12 months was 30.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower than the Prudhoe North average (49.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Hill (NE42 5QF), the main crime hotspot is near B6395. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cockshott Dean Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B6395 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6395 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kepwell Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mill View Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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