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Northumbria Police Crime Drilldown

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

Latest month: April 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

155,656

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-11.0%

174,968 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

+11.1%

34,689 vs 31,216

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 11.0% in this area.

Driven by

• Other crime ↑ 33.3%

• Robbery ↑ 59.5%

Offset by

• Violence and sexual offences ↓ 10.5%

• Anti-social behaviour ↓ 14.9%

• Other theft ↓ 17.7%

Crime Breakdown

Monthly Trend

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Impact desc Total desc YoY desc Share desc

Crime type	Total 12m	YoY change	Share %	Trend
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 31.9%	49,718	-10.5% vs +0.8% nationally	31.9%	↓ Down
Anti-social behaviour	28,889	-14.9% vs -1.6% nationally	18.6%	↓ Down
Shoplifting	16,757	-9.3% vs -4.2% nationally	10.8%	↓ Down
Criminal damage and arson	13,877	-10.5% vs -4.1% nationally	8.9%	↓ Down
Public order	11,595	-11.2% vs -4.8% nationally	7.4%	↓ Down
Other theft	8,549	-17.7% vs -6.7% nationally	5.5%	↓ Down
Burglary	6,177	-12.9% vs -7.9% nationally	4.0%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	5,802	-20.2% vs -10.2% nationally	3.7%	↓ Down
Other crime	5,459	+33.3% vs -4.2% nationally	3.5%	↑ Up
Drugs	3,692	-19.5% vs +8.9% nationally	2.4%	↓ Down
Robbery	1,981	+59.5% vs +9.2% nationally	1.3%	↑ Up
Possession of weapons	1,335	-13.2% vs +6.2% nationally	0.9%	↓ Down
Theft from the person	956	-7.8% vs -20.4% nationally	0.6%	↓ Down
Bicycle theft	869	-26.7% vs -10.4% nationally	0.6%	↓ Down