Safest Towns in North East

Ranked list of towns in North East by crime rate (per 1,000 residents). Data is sourced from official public datasets and updated regularly.

Across 106 towns, recorded crime ranged from 29.0 per 1,000 per 1,000 in Prudhoe to 149.5 per 1,000 per 1,000 in Shildon. The median rate was 89.6 per 1,000 per 1,000.

🥇 Top of the list

Prudhoe

Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 29.0 per 1,000

🥈 Second place

Egglescliffe

Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 31.9 per 1,000

🥉 Third place

Hexham

Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 52.9 per 1,000


1 (top 3)	Prudhoe	283	9,756	29.0 per 1,000
2 (top 3)	Egglescliffe	327	10,250	31.9 per 1,000
3 (top 3)	Hexham	579	10,945	52.9 per 1,000
4	Stakeford	596	8,355	71.3 per 1,000
5	Bedlington	1,154	16,186	71.3 per 1,000
6	Berwick-upon-Tweed	941	13,181	71.4 per 1,000
7	Newbiggin-by-the-Sea	425	5,951	71.4 per 1,000
8	Ashington (Northumberland)	2,019	28,279	71.4 per 1,000
9	Morpeth	1,030	14,419	71.4 per 1,000
10	Cramlington	2,037	28,533	71.4 per 1,000
11	Seaton Delaval	572	8,012	71.4 per 1,000
12	Alnwick	603	8,432	71.5 per 1,000
13	Blyth (Northumberland)	2,839	39,731	71.5 per 1,000
14	Amble	419	5,852	71.6 per 1,000
15	Haltwhistle	262	3,646	71.9 per 1,000
16	Pegswood	238	3,302	72.1 per 1,000
17	Ponteland	753	10,149	74.2 per 1,000
18	Backworth	367	4,483	81.9 per 1,000
19	Shiremoor	571	6,965	82.0 per 1,000
20	Wideopen	423	5,155	82.1 per 1,000
21	Longbenton	2,211	26,882	82.2 per 1,000
22	Tynemouth	4,955	60,271	82.2 per 1,000
23	Wallsend	3,728	45,351	82.2 per 1,000
24	Whitley Bay	3,009	36,571	82.3 per 1,000
25	Killingworth	970	11,789	82.3 per 1,000
26	Dudley (North Tyneside)	396	4,799	82.5 per 1,000
27	Annfield Plain	694	7,786	89.1 per 1,000
28	Ouston (County Durham)	397	4,450	89.2 per 1,000
29	Ushaw Moor and Bearpark	578	6,483	89.2 per 1,000
30	Shotton Colliery	441	4,943	89.2 per 1,000
31	Wingate	449	5,033	89.2 per 1,000
32	Sacriston	463	5,186	89.3 per 1,000
33	Langley Park	360	4,031	89.3 per 1,000
34	Ferryhill	791	8,857	89.3 per 1,000
35	Burnopfield	337	3,769	89.4 per 1,000
36	Stanley (County Durham)	1,736	19,423	89.4 per 1,000
37	Consett	2,670	29,874	89.4 per 1,000
38	Chester-le-Street	2,106	23,554	89.4 per 1,000
39	Seaham	1,937	21,660	89.4 per 1,000
40	Durham	4,513	50,502	89.4 per 1,000
41	Peterlee	1,790	20,019	89.4 per 1,000
42	Blackhall Colliery	409	4,577	89.4 per 1,000
43	Bowburn	433	4,843	89.4 per 1,000
44	Sedgefield	445	4,979	89.4 per 1,000
45	Bishop Auckland	2,021	22,594	89.4 per 1,000
46	Newton Aycliffe	2,304	25,760	89.4 per 1,000
47	Barnard Castle	517	5,783	89.4 per 1,000
48	Esh Winning	347	3,877	89.5 per 1,000
49	Horden	609	6,805	89.5 per 1,000
50	Spennymoor	1,826	20,401	89.5 per 1,000
51	Chilton (County Durham)	400	4,467	89.5 per 1,000
52	Great Lumley	325	3,627	89.6 per 1,000
53	Easington (County Durham)	624	6,968	89.6 per 1,000
54	Wheatley Hill	282	3,148	89.6 per 1,000
55	Lanchester	315	3,510	89.7 per 1,000
56	Crawcrook and Greenside	708	7,881	89.8 per 1,000
57	Birtley	1,243	13,840	89.8 per 1,000
58	Leadgate	300	3,339	89.8 per 1,000
59	Murton (County Durham)	650	7,239	89.8 per 1,000
60	Coxhoe	408	4,542	89.8 per 1,000
61	West Auckland	279	3,107	89.8 per 1,000
62	Blaydon	1,280	14,237	89.9 per 1,000
63	Whickham	1,410	15,680	89.9 per 1,000
64	Gateshead	10,319	114,825	89.9 per 1,000
65	Willington (County Durham)	511	5,685	89.9 per 1,000
66	Ryton	792	8,804	90.0 per 1,000
67	Sunniside	308	3,422	90.0 per 1,000
68	Rowlands Gill	473	5,254	90.0 per 1,000
69	Middleton St George	431	4,756	90.6 per 1,000
70	Darlington	8,459	93,058	90.9 per 1,000
71	Houghton-le-Spring	1,186	12,552	94.5 per 1,000
72	Easington Lane	394	4,170	94.5 per 1,000
73	Washington	4,854	51,318	94.6 per 1,000
74	Sunderland	15,889	167,989	94.6 per 1,000
75	Shiney Row and Penshaw	1,377	14,561	94.6 per 1,000
76	Fence Houses	657	6,945	94.6 per 1,000
77	Cleadon	452	4,599	98.3 per 1,000
78	Boldon Colliery	597	6,071	98.3 per 1,000
79	East Boldon and West Boldon	668	6,795	98.3 per 1,000
80	South Shields	7,193	73,117	98.4 per 1,000
81	Hebburn	2,099	21,341	98.4 per 1,000
82	Jarrow	2,879	29,259	98.4 per 1,000
83	Whitburn (South Tyneside)	500	5,082	98.4 per 1,000
84	Wynyard	364	3,661	99.4 per 1,000
85	Billingham	3,351	33,603	99.7 per 1,000
86	Stockton-on-Tees	8,456	84,824	99.7 per 1,000
87	Thornaby-on-Tees	2,328	23,352	99.7 per 1,000
88	Ingleby Barwick	2,330	23,380	99.7 per 1,000
89	Brotton	580	5,399	107.4 per 1,000
90	Hetton-le-Hole	964	8,968	107.5 per 1,000
91	Skelton (Redcar and Cleveland)	741	6,895	107.5 per 1,000
92	Guisborough	1,945	18,091	107.5 per 1,000
93	Redcar	4,052	37,666	107.6 per 1,000
94	Saltburn-by-the-Sea	632	5,874	107.6 per 1,000
95	Eston	3,188	29,625	107.6 per 1,000
96	Marske-by-the-Sea	816	7,576	107.7 per 1,000
97	Loftus	461	4,273	107.9 per 1,000
98	Hazlerigg	436	3,995	109.1 per 1,000
99	Newcastle upon Tyne	31,223	285,852	109.2 per 1,000
100	Throckley	678	6,207	109.2 per 1,000
101	Yarm	1,088	9,601	113.3 per 1,000
102	Brandon (County Durham)	1,122	9,508	118.0 per 1,000
103	Crook	1,161	9,717	119.5 per 1,000
104	Hartlepool	11,639	88,001	132.3 per 1,000
105	Middlesbrough	21,657	147,862	146.5 per 1,000
106	Shildon	1,503	10,053	149.5 per 1,000