Crime Rates at Hexham, NE46 4LB

This area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hexham Central with Acomb , and the 14th 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 This (NE46 4LB) in the last 12 months was 657.3 per 1,000 residents and was 442.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 615.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode NE46 4LB, 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.