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Northumbria Police Crime Drilldown

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

Latest month: March 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

156,696

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-10.8%

175,733 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

-36.6%

26,441 vs 41,713

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 10.8% in this area.

Driven by

• Other crime ↑ 31.6%

• Robbery ↑ 61.1%

Offset by

• Anti-social behaviour ↓ 16.8%

• Violence and sexual offences ↓ 8.3%

• Shoplifting ↓ 10.7%

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
Robbery	1,943	+61.1% vs +9.3% nationally	1.2%	↑ Up
Other crime	5,365	+31.6% vs -3.0% nationally	3.4%	↑ Up
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 32.5%	50,897	-8.3% vs +1.1% nationally	32.5%	↓ Down
Public order	11,837	-9.2% vs -4.3% nationally	7.6%	↓ Down
Drugs	3,996	-10.0% vs +12.3% nationally	2.6%	↓ Down
Shoplifting	16,466	-10.7% vs -4.9% nationally	10.5%	↓ Down
Possession of weapons	1,386	-11.2% vs +6.8% nationally	0.9%	↓ Down
Criminal damage and arson	13,758	-12.3% vs -4.2% nationally	8.8%	↓ Down
Burglary	6,144	-13.2% vs -9.2% nationally	3.9%	↓ Down
Theft from the person	884	-14.8% vs -20.1% nationally	0.6%	↓ Down
Anti-social behaviour	28,668	-16.8% vs -0.2% nationally	18.3%	↓ Down
Other theft	8,676	-17.8% vs -6.9% nationally	5.5%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	5,797	-22.3% vs -11.7% nationally	3.7%	↓ Down
Bicycle theft	879	-25.3% vs -10.4% nationally	0.6%	↓ Down