Area type
Unitary Authority
Population
321,558
Murder rate
0.9
Burglary rate
337.1
Drug offences rate
125.3
Weapon offences rate
50.7
All crime rates are the total number of reported incidents per 100,000 population
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The crime rate in Northumberland is 7,133 incidents per 100,000 population, according to figures published by the ONS for the year ending July 2022. In the year ending July 2022, there were 22,936 incidents of crime, a 665 increase in incidents when compared to the previous year. Compare crime rate by area.
The number of incidents of crime in Northumberland grew by 3.0% between the years ending July 2021 and July 2022. Between 2011 and 2021, crime incidents on average grew by 9.6% per year.
There were 9,307 violent crime incidents (violent crime rate 2,894) in Northumberland in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in a violent crime incident in Northumberland is about a 2.89% chance per year.
There were 5,303 incidents of theft (theft crime rate 1,649) in Northumberland in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in an incident of theft in Northumberland is about a 1.65% chance per year.
The murder rate or homicide rate in Northumberland is 0.9. There were 3 recorded murders in the year ending July 2022 in Northumberland, a decrease of when compared to the previous year.
Between the year ending July 2021 and the year ending July 2022, there was an overall 3% growth in crime in Northumberland. In England, crime increased by 11.3% year on year.
The fastest-growing type of crime in Northumberland is Shoplifting which changed by 19.8% in the last year. In England, the largest growing type of crime was Theft from the person which changed by 63.8% in the last year
The type of crime that saw the biggest reduction in the last year in Northumberland was Drug offences which changed by -27.4% in the last year. In England, the largest declinings type of crime was Drug offences which decreased by 12.2% in the last year
Incidents of violence with injury in Northumberland have risen by 174.0% between 2011 and 2021 from 889 to 2,436 incidents per year. Murders or homicides have increased by 100.0% from 1 to 2 per year.
Stabbings and shootings in Northumberland are grouped into either violence resulting in injury if wounding occurred, or homicide if death occurred.
Violence crimes include Violence with injury (wounding and assault with minor injury), violence without injury (where the victim is punched, kicked, pushed or jostled with no resulting injury), homicide, death or serious injury by dangerous driving, and stalking and harassment.
Incidents of Residential Burglary in Northumberland have risen by 62.4% between 2011 and 2021 from 404 to 656 incidents per year. Incidents of vehicle theft have decreased by 12.4% from 847 to 742 per year.
Theft crimes include Bicycle theft, Domestic burglary, Vehicle-related theft offences and other household theft offences. Domestic burglary figures are not available for 2018.
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Recorded incidents of crime in Northumberland between June 2021 and July 2022, split by type of crime. Includes total incidents of crime, crime rate (incidents per 100,000 population), and incidents as a percentage of the total number of crimes.
Type | Incidents | crime rate | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violence without injury | 3,377 | 1,050 | 15% |
| Criminal damage | 3,261 | 1,014 | 14% |
| Stalking and harassment | 3,133 | 974 | 14% |
| Public order offences | 2,931 | 911 | 13% |
| Violence with injury | 2,790 | 868 | 12% |
| All other theft offences | 1,804 | 561 | 8% |
| Shoplifting | 1,430 | 445 | 6% |
| Sexual offences | 919 | 286 | 4% |
| Vehicle offences | 767 | 239 | 3% |
| Residential burglary | 760 | 236 | 3% |
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2022. ONS Local statistics, Home Office - Police Recorded Crime