Total Crime Rate

87.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 87.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Yard Heads area has the 13th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Berwick East , and the 343rd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yard Heads (TD15 2HA) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% higher than the Berwick East average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yard Heads (TD15 2HA), the main crime hotspot is near Union Brae. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Yard Heads area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Brae —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Bower'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brewery Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lees Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Osborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lees Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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