Total Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 107.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Kepwell Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Prudhoe North , and the 274th 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 Kepwell Road (NE42 6PD) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 144.3% higher than the Prudhoe North average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kepwell Road (NE42 6PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakfield Terrace, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kepwell Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Kepwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oakfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oakfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6395 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Locomotive Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kepwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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