Crime Rates at Collingwood Drive, Hexham, NE46 2JA

Collingwood Drive area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hexham Central with Acomb , and the 285th lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Collingwood Drive (NE46 2JA) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Collingwood Drive (NE46 2JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charlton Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Armstrong Close (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.