66 Wards · England & WalesUpdated April 2026Source: Police.uk

Crime by Area in Northumberland

Q: Which area of Northumberland has the highest crime rate?

Croft has the highest crime rate in Northumberland.

Compare crime rates across all 66 wards in Northumberland. Filter by crime type to find the safest and highest-crime areas. Click any ward to see specific hotspot locations.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry

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Fastest Rising (3 months)

Rothbury +214.3% trending_up Amble West with Warkworth +180.0% trending_up Humshaugh +125.0% trending_up

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Fastest Improving (3 months)

Wooler -42.9% trending_down Newbiggin Central and East -42.1% trending_down South Tynedale -40.0% trending_down

Top 10 Wards by Rate

All Wards — Ranked by Crime Rate

All crime types

#	Ward	Rate /1k	Count	3-Month Trend
1	Croft	233.8	102	trending_flatStable	chevron_right
2	College	183.7	84	trending_up+25.4%	chevron_right
3	Cramlington Village	139.9	99	trending_down-21.4%	chevron_right
4	Isabella	126.9	60	trending_up+76.5%	chevron_right
5	Bedlington Central	123.7	53	trending_up+17.8%	chevron_right
6	Hirst	118.3	46	trending_down-23.3%	chevron_right
7	Ashington Central	116.4	75	trending_up+27.1%	chevron_right
8	Newsham	116.3	78	trending_up+50.0%	chevron_right
9	Cowpen	113.0	55	trending_up+3.8%	chevron_right
10	Newbiggin Central and East	112.3	33	trending_down-42.1%	chevron_right
11	Morpeth North	102.1	74	trending_up+34.5%	chevron_right
12	Choppington	101.2	40	trending_up+37.9%	chevron_right
13	Amble	94.5	50	trending_down-12.3%	chevron_right
14	Druridge Bay	91.7	48	trending_down-9.4%	chevron_right
15	Wensleydale	91.2	40	trending_down-11.1%	chevron_right
16	Holywell	86.7	46	trending_up+43.8%	chevron_right
17	Lynemouth	81.9	30	trending_down-9.1%	chevron_right
18	Berwick North	80.8	55	trending_up+52.8%	chevron_right
19	Cramlington East	80.1	55	trending_up+7.8%	chevron_right
20	Bedlington East	79.8	36	trending_up+20.0%	chevron_right
21	Sleekburn	77.9	62	trending_up+72.2%	chevron_right
22	Prudhoe South	77.3	40	trending_up+11.1%	chevron_right
23	Berwick East	71.3	44	trending_down-4.3%	chevron_right
24	Hexham Central with Acomb	70.6	36	trending_up+100.0%	chevron_right
25	Kitty Brewster	70.3	42	trending_down-10.6%	chevron_right
26	Haydon	70.2	26	trending_down-16.1%	chevron_right
27	Alnwick	69.0	77	trending_up+67.4%	chevron_right
28	Seaton with Newbiggin West	67.5	41	trending_up+10.8%	chevron_right
29	Seghill with Seaton Delaval	66.1	33	trending_up+3.1%	chevron_right
30	Pegswood	65.4	51	trending_up+59.4%	chevron_right
31	Bothal	61.4	40	trending_up+81.8%	chevron_right
32	Stakeford	59.6	22	trending_up+4.8%	chevron_right
33	Hartley	59.1	30	trending_up+87.5%	chevron_right
34	Hexham East	56.8	26	trending_flatStable	chevron_right
35	Berwick West with Ord	52.6	12	trending_down-7.7%	chevron_right
36	Haltwhistle	47.9	16	trending_down-27.3%	chevron_right
37	Norham and Islandshires	47.4	27	trending_up+35.0%	chevron_right
38	Plessey	47.0	13	trending_down-35.0%	chevron_right
39	South Blyth	45.5	16	trending_down-33.3%	chevron_right
40	Bywell	44.7	26	trending_up+18.2%	chevron_right
41	Cramlington Eastfield	43.5	23	trending_up+35.3%	chevron_right
42	Cramlington West	42.3	41	trending_up+10.8%	chevron_right
43	Rothbury	41.1	22	trending_up+214.3%	chevron_right
44	Cramlington South East	39.1	17	trending_down-22.7%	chevron_right
45	Amble West with Warkworth	38.7	14	trending_up+180.0%	chevron_right
46	Bellingham	37.5	13	trending_up+44.4%	chevron_right
47	Haydon and Hadrian	37.2	10	trending_down-23.1%	chevron_right
48	Bamburgh	37.1	16	trending_flatStable	chevron_right
49	Ponteland East and Stannington	36.7	20	trending_up+25.0%	chevron_right
50	Wooler	36.3	12	trending_down-42.9%	chevron_right
51	Stocksfield and Broomhaugh	35.0	39	trending_up+116.7%	chevron_right
52	Shilbottle	34.7	14	trending_down-22.2%	chevron_right
53	Bedlington West	34.7	19	trending_up+46.2%	chevron_right
54	Prudhoe North	27.8	31	trending_up+24.0%	chevron_right
55	Morpeth Kirkhill	26.4	13	trending_up+30.0%	chevron_right
56	Ponteland North	23.8	29	trending_up+31.8%	chevron_right
57	Ponteland West	23.6	9	trending_down-30.8%	chevron_right
58	South Tynedale	22.0	12	trending_down-40.0%	chevron_right
59	Longhorsley	21.3	15	trending_down-31.8%	chevron_right
60	Hexham West	20.6	9	trending_flatStable	chevron_right
61	Corbridge	20.3	11	trending_up+10.0%	chevron_right
62	Humshaugh	18.4	9	trending_up+125.0%	chevron_right
63	Cramlington North	17.0	18	trending_down-14.3%	chevron_right
64	Morpeth Stobhill	15.2	14	trending_up+40.0%	chevron_right
65	Ponteland South with Heddon	13.1	6	trending_up+50.0%	chevron_right
66	Longhoughton	9.8	3	trending_down-40.0%	chevron_right

About this data: Crime rates are annualised per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. 3-month trend compares the most recent month against 3 months prior. Data covers England and Wales only and is sourced from police.uk monthly crime records. Full methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Which area of Northumberland has the highest crime rate?

Croft has the highest crime rate in Northumberland, with 233.8 crimes per 1,000 residents annually. Click the ward name to see its specific hotspot locations.

Which is the safest ward in Northumberland?

Longhoughton has the lowest crime rate among Northumberland's wards, with 9.8 crimes per 1,000 residents annually.

How many wards does Northumberland have?

Northumberland has 66 electoral wards with crime data available from police.uk.