Total Crime Rate
598.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
192.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Market Street area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hexham Central with Acomb , and the 9th 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 Market Street (NE46 3NU) in the last 12 months was 598.3 per 1,000 residents and was 478.2% 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 Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 4.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 192.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Market Street (NE46 3NU), the main crime hotspot is near Cecil Terrace. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hallstile Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cecil Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Fore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cattle Market | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gilesgate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Back Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cattle Market | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hallstile Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cecil Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glovers Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Chare | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wentworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cecil Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Back Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cecil Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hallgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cecil Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cecil Terrace | Under investigation |
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