Total Crime Rate
31.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tynedale Villas area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hexham Central with Acomb , and the 378th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tynedale Villas (NE46 3JF) in the last 12 months was 31.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tynedale Villas (NE46 3JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whetstone Green, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Valebrook | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whetstone Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitby Avenue | — |
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