Total Crime Rate

410.0 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 410.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 110.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.0 8/10
  • Other theft 40.0 10/10
  • Burglary 30.0 10/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Shaftoe Leazes area has the 4th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hexham Central with Acomb , and the 41st 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 Shaftoe Leazes (NE46 3DF) in the last 12 months was 410.0 per 1,000 residents and was 238.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftoe Leazes (NE46 3DF), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 4 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 Shaftoe Leazes area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Maidens Croft 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
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Data Sources

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