Total Crime Rate

288.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 288.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.5 10/10
  • Other theft 32.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Smeafield area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Berwick North , and the 74th 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 Smeafield (NE70 7PW) in the last 12 months was 288.8 per 1,000 residents and was 149.8% higher than the Berwick North average (115.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 184.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 412.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Data Sources

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