Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Prior Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Berwick East , and the 388th lowest crime rate of 1,088 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 Prior Road (TD15 2EL) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prior Road (TD15 2EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dean Drive, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Megstone Court (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prior Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Oval Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dean Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dean Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dean Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dean Drive —
Sep 2025Other crime B6354 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6354 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Etal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dean Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivinson Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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