Crime Rates at Ferndale, Haltwhistle, NE49 9JF

Ferndale area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Haltwhistle , and the 427th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ferndale (NE49 9JF) in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% higher than the Haltwhistle average (54.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferndale (NE49 9JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stoneyrigg Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millfield Terrace (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.