Crime Rates at Priory Drive, Hexham, NE46 4JX

Priory Drive area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Corbridge , and the 45th 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 Priory Drive (NE46 4JX) in the last 12 months was 392.2 per 1,000 residents and was 456.4% higher than the Corbridge average (70.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 91 (≈ 321.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 89.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 518.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Drive (NE46 4JX), the main crime hotspot is near Oakwood Bank. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.