Northumbria Police

Crime in Bedlington

Street-level crime statistics for Bedlington based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 2,963 crimes in last 12 months

8 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

2,963 Crimes (last 12 months)

↑0.9% vs Previous 12 Months

8/100 Safety Score

27.5% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 2,963 total crimes recorded in Bedlington

Violent Crime

1,117

↑11%

Anti-Social Behaviour

567

Shoplifting

282

↓16%

Criminal Damage & Arson

246

↓20%

Public Order

222

Other Theft

145

↓24%

Other Crime

116

↑47%

Drugs

↑83%

Burglary

↑25%

Vehicle Crime

↓29%

Possession of Weapons

↑13%

Robbery

↑44%

Bicycle Theft

Theft from Person

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Bedlington

299

02/23

301

03/23

315

04/23

305

05/23

301

06/23

288

07/23

306

08/23

294

09/23

225

10/23

249

11/23

282

12/23

277

01/24

246

02/24

225

03/24

202

04/24

266

05/24

241

06/24

319

07/24

280

08/24

278

09/24

236

10/24

239

11/24

222

12/24

184

01/25

188

02/25

254

03/25

241

04/25

279

05/25

316

06/25

297

07/25

286

08/25

263

09/25

235

10/25

293

11/25

242

12/25

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Bedlington (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Bedlington

January 2026 69 crimes December 2025 242 crimes November 2025 293 crimes October 2025 235 crimes September 2025 263 crimes August 2025 286 crimes July 2025 297 crimes June 2025 316 crimes May 2025 279 crimes April 2025 241 crimes March 2025 254 crimes February 2025 188 crimes January 2025 184 crimes December 2024 222 crimes November 2024 239 crimes October 2024 236 crimes September 2024 278 crimes August 2024 280 crimes July 2024 319 crimes June 2024 241 crimes May 2024 266 crimes April 2024 202 crimes March 2024 225 crimes February 2024 246 crimes January 2024 277 crimes December 2023 282 crimes November 2023 249 crimes October 2023 225 crimes September 2023 294 crimes August 2023 306 crimes July 2023 288 crimes June 2023 301 crimes May 2023 305 crimes April 2023 315 crimes March 2023 301 crimes February 2023 299 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Northumbria Police

Sunderland Central Sunderland East Farringdon, Pennywell, Pallion, Silksworth and Ryhope (Sunderland West) Carley Hill, Hylton Red House, Witherwack, Fulwell and Roker (Sunderland North) Washington Houghton Riverside and West Shields Boldon, Cleadon, Whitburn Hebburn and Jarrow Gateshead Central Leam Lane, Wardley, Heworth, Felling and Bill Quay (Gateshead East) Low Fell and Allerdene Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West) Blaydon, Winlaton, Ryton, Rowlands Gill and Chopwell (Gateshead Outer West) North Shields Whitley Bay Wallsend Killingworth Westerhope and Newburn Gosforth and Great Park Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon Fenham and Scotswood Benwell and Elswick Newcastle Central Jesmond and Heaton Byker and Walker Ashington Blyth Cramlington Morpeth Alnwick Berwick East Tynedale West Tynedale View all Northumbria Police neighbourhoods

Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.