Total Crime Rate

278.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 278.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.3 10/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

East Lea area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Newbiggin Central and East , and the 79th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Lea (NE64 6BQ) in the last 12 months was 278.0 per 1,000 residents and was 118.9% higher than the Newbiggin Central and East average (127.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 116.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Lea (NE64 6BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Lea (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Newbiggin Central and East

Crime Over Time in East Lea area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Richard Ashley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Lea Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Lea —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Manor View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Moor Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richard Ashley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sea Crest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmcroft —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Moor Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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