Total Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Well Close Square area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Berwick East , and the 403rd highest crime rate of 1,088 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 Well Close Square (TD15 1LL) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% lower than the Berwick East average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Well Close Square (TD15 1LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marygate, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Golden Square (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Well Close Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bank Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Hill —
Sep 2025Other theft Golden Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golden Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golden Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Greenside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenside Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tweed Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Hill —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenside Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marygate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ivy Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivy Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivy Place —
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Data Sources

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