Total Crime Rate

86.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 86.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Highcliffe area has the 14th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Berwick East , and the 347th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highcliffe (TD15 2JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highcliffe, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastcliffe (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highcliffe area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Highcliffe Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highcliffe Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highcliffe Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastcliffe Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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