Total Crime Rate

167.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 167.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.9 9/10
  • Burglary 24.0 10/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Bellingham , and the 178th 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 (NE48 1EG) in the last 12 months was 167.7 per 1,000 residents and was 195.5% higher than the Bellingham average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 83.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode NE48 1EG, the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in NE48 1EG area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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