Total Crime Rate

96.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Wellington Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Choppington , and the 359th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Road (NE62 5JY) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% lower than the Choppington average (107.2 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (NE62 5JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellington Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Fairway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nelson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wellington Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Stakeford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wansbeck Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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