Total Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 59.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Shaftoe Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Haydon and Hadrian , and the 495th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Shaftoe Court (NE47 6BL) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% higher than the Haydon and Hadrian average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftoe Court (NE47 6BL), the main crime hotspot is near John Martin Street. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftoe Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crook Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whittis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittis Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittis Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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