Residents
Crime in the district
85 crimes were recorded inside the district in the 12 months to August 2026, against 121 in the 12 months before. Figures are for the whole district, not for any street or block.
| Category | Last 12 months | 12 months before |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 28 | 23 up 5 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 14 | 34 down 20 |
| Burglary | 10 | 8 up 2 |
| Other theft | 7 | 11 down 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 | 12 down 7 |
| Public order | 5 | 10 down 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 | 5 same |
| Bicycle theft | 4 | 2 up 2 |
| Other crime | 4 | 2 up 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 | 2 same |
| Possession of weapons | 1 | 2 down 1 |
| Drugs | 0 | 3 down 3 |
| Robbery | 0 | 6 down 6 |
| Shoplifting | 0 | 1 down 1 |
| All crime | 85 | 121 down 36 |
Month by month
For shape only. With fewer than fifteen crimes in any month, a single month going up or down tells you very little.
- August 2023: 12
- September 2023: 11
- October 2023: 2
- November 2023: 4
- December 2023: 3
- January 2024: 5
- February 2024: 9
- March 2024: 11
- April 2024: 7
- May 2024: 13
- June 2024: 14
- July 2024: 12
- August 2024: 11
- September 2024: 13
- October 2024: 12
- November 2024: 8
- December 2024: 9
- January 2025: 8
- February 2025: 9
- March 2025: 12
- April 2025: 12
- May 2025: 11
- June 2025: 9
- July 2025: 13
- August 2025: 5
- September 2025: 9
- October 2025: 9
- November 2025: 8
- December 2025: 12
- January 2026: 2
- February 2026: 1
- March 2026: 5
- April 2026: 3
- May 2026: 9
- June 2026: 13
- July 2026: 8
- August 2026: 6
Reading these figures
The police publish crimes about two months after the month they happened in, and revise them for a while afterwards, so the latest months can move a little. Each crime is placed at an anonymised point near where it happened, not at the address, so a crime just outside the boundary can be counted inside it and the other way round. Anti-social behaviour covers reports as well as offences.
The district is small, with a pub quarter, a hotel and a main road through it, so its figures are not comparable with a residential street's. For the wider picture and to report a crime, see Northumbria Police on police.uk. In an emergency call 999; otherwise 101.
Source: data.police.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Updated 2026-10-05; the latest month available is August 2026.