Crime Rates at Burnside Cottages, Hexham, NE46 3DE

Burnside Cottages area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hexham Central with Acomb , and the 15th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Burnside Cottages (NE46 3DE) in the last 12 months was 470.0 per 1,000 residents and was 354.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 135.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnside Cottages (NE46 3DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rye Terrace, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longlands (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.