Total Crime Rate
25.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Loughbrow Park area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hexham Central with Acomb , and the 274th 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 Loughbrow Park (NE46 2QD) in the last 12 months was 25.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% 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 Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Loughbrow Park (NE46 2QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Loughbrow Park, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hackwood Glade (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elvaston Grove | Under investigation |
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