Total Crime Rate
102.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Highcliffe area has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Berwick East , and the 330th 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 Highcliffe (TD15 2JH) in the last 12 months was 102.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -48.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1062.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highcliffe (TD15 2JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastcliffe (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Berwick East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Eastcliffe | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastcliffe | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastcliffe | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highcliffe | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Highcliffe | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highcliffe | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Adams Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastcliffe | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Barley Rise | Under investigation |
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