Total Crime Rate

190.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 190.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Other crime 15.3 10/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • 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

St Nicholas Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in College , and the 145th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Nicholas Close (NE63 9BY) in the last 12 months was 190.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% higher than the College average (189.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 91.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Nicholas Close (NE63 9BY), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Nicholas Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coneygarth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Patterson Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Patterson Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eagle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Christophers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St Nicholas Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coneygarth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coneygarth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrogate Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eagle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Pauls Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Pauls Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Pauls Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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