Total Crime Rate
84.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodhorn Villas area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in College , and the 355th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Woodhorn Villas (NE63 9JD) in the last 12 months was 84.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodhorn Villas (NE63 9JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tweed Street, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Pauls Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Pauls Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Aln Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Pauls Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tweed Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Nicholas Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tweed Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St Pauls Close | Under investigation |
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