Total Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hicks Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hexham Central with Acomb , and the 473rd lowest crime rate of 1,088 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 Hicks Close (NE46 4QW) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 111.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hicks Close (NE46 4QW), the main crime hotspot is near Queens Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Hexham Central with Acomb

Crime Over Time in Hicks Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Orchard Under investigation
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Data Sources

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