Total Crime Rate

204.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 204.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Priestpopple area has the 6th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hexham Central with Acomb , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priestpopple (NE46 1PS) in the last 12 months was 204.8 per 1,000 residents and was 97.9% higher than the Hexham Central with Acomb average (103.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 102.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priestpopple (NE46 1PS), the main crime hotspot is near Hallgate. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Priestpopple area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cattle Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cattle Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dean Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hallstile Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wentworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hallstile Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Argyle Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Priestpopple Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priestpopple —
Apr 2026Public order Hallgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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