Crime Rates at West Road, Ovingham, Prudhoe, NE42 6BN

West Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Bywell , and the 131st 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 West Road (NE42 6BN) in the last 12 months was 176.9 per 1,000 residents and was 249.7% higher than the Bywell average (50.6 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 Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Road (NE42 6BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Main Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burnside Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.