Total Crime Rate

6.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 6.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Valebrook area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hexham Central with Acomb , and the 39th 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 Valebrook (NE46 2BN) in the last 12 months was 6.5 per 1,000 residents and was 94.6% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Valebrook (NE46 2BN), the main crime hotspot is near Wydon Park. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 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 Valebrook area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Maidens Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wydon Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Priestlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Priestlands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Marks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Marks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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