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Northumbria Police Crime Drilldown

How crime is changing and what is driving it in Northumbria Police.

Latest month: January 2026 Back to national dashboard
Northumbria Police crime trends

Total Crime

161,060

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-9.7%

178,371 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

-30.3%

31,216 vs 44,814

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 9.7% in this area.

Driven by

Other crime ↑ 27.7%
Robbery ↑ 48.9%
Drugs ↑ 0.4%

Offset by

Anti-social behaviour ↓ 19.6%
Violence and sexual offences ↓ 5.7%
Vehicle crime ↓ 24.2%

Crime Breakdown

Share of total crime (%)

Monthly Trend

Northumbria Police monthly crime

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Latest 12 months by type

Crime type Total 12m YoY change Share % Trend
Other crime
5,205
+27.7%
vs +0.6% nationally
3.2%
Up
Robbery
1,841
+48.9%
vs +5.0% nationally
1.1%
Up
Drugs
4,328
+0.4%
vs +16.3% nationally
2.7%
Flat
Possession of weapons
1,449
-8.4%
vs +4.8% nationally
0.9%
Down
Theft from the person
852
-19.8%
vs -18.0% nationally
0.5%
Down
Bicycle theft
893
-29.1%
vs -12.0% nationally
0.6%
Down
Public order
12,349
-5.4%
vs -4.4% nationally
7.7%
Down
Burglary
6,210
-12.3%
vs -10.6% nationally
3.9%
Down
Shoplifting
16,719
-6.9%
vs -3.1% nationally
10.4%
Down
Other theft
9,194
-15.1%
vs -8.2% nationally
5.7%
Down
Criminal damage and arson
14,369
-11.4%
vs -4.9% nationally
8.9%
Down
Vehicle crime
5,850
-24.2%
vs -13.6% nationally
3.6%
Down
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 32.9%
53,042
-5.7%
vs +0.8% nationally
32.9%
Down
Anti-social behaviour
28,759
-19.6%
vs +0.4% nationally
17.9%
Down