Total Crime Rate

96.0 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 96.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Highcliffe area has the 14th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Berwick East , and the 361st highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highcliffe (TD15 2JS) in the last 12 months was 96.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highcliffe (TD15 2JS), the main crime hotspot is near Eastcliffe. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highcliffe area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Highcliffe Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Eastcliffe Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Barley Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highcliffe Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastcliffe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highcliffe —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastcliffe Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastcliffe Under investigation
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Data Sources

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