Total Crime Rate

132.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 132.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 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

St Bartholomews Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in College , and the 199th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Bartholomews Close (NE63 9DB) in the last 12 months was 132.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% lower than the College average (161.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 92.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Bartholomews Close (NE63 9DB), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in St Bartholomews Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Pauls Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coneygarth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Pauls Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Close —
Apr 2026Other crime St Pauls Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coneygarth Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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