Total Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 57.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hepple Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Newbiggin Central and East , and the 503rd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hepple Road (NE64 6ST) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% lower than the Newbiggin Central and East average (107.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hepple Road (NE64 6ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Seaton Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hepple Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Seaton with Newbiggin West

Crime Over Time in Hepple Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Avis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepple Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westmorland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avis Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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