Total Crime Rate

692.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 692.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 168.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 138.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.5 10/10
  • Public order 102.4 10/10
  • Other theft 60.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.1 10/10
  • Burglary 18.1 10/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Tyne Mills area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hexham Central with Acomb , and the 11th highest crime rate of 1,088 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 Tyne Mills (NE46 1XL) in the last 12 months was 692.8 per 1,000 residents and was 471.8% higher than the Hexham Central with Acomb average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 277.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tyne Mills (NE46 1XL), the main crime hotspot is near Ferry Road. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Hexham Central with Acomb

Crime Over Time in Tyne Mills area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peth Head Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dean Street
Sep 2025Public order Dean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ferry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ferry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ferry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ferry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ferry Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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