Total Crime Rate
68.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Riverdene area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Berwick East , and the 433rd 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 Riverdene (TD15 2JD) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% lower than the Berwick East average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -72.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Riverdene (TD15 2JD), the main crime hotspot is near West End Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Berwick-Upon-Tweed| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | West End Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West End Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West End Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West End Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bower'S Crescent | Under investigation |
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