Total Crime Rate

598.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

192.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 598.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 209.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 192.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.8 10/10
  • Public order 65.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.6 10/10
  • Other theft 21.8 10/10
  • Other crime 13.1 10/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Robbery 8.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Circle Place 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 Circle Place (NE46 3QA) 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 Circle Place (NE46 3QA), 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.

Crime Over Time in Circle Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Back Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cockshaw —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilesgate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cecil Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Cecil Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cecil Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cecil Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cecil Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cecil Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prior Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glovers Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hencotes —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

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