Annual crime rate in North East region is 22.9 crimes per 1000 people. Compared to the national crime rate, North East's rate is at 140% as of August 2025.Antisocial behaviour crime makes up 18.5% of all crimes reported in the region. The total number of "antisocial behaviour crime" is 52.8k, and this number has decreased by 11.3% when compared year-over-year in the period of August 2024 - July 2025.
| North East region | crime statistic | England & Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 22.9 | annual crime rate per 1k workday people | 16.4 |
| 140% | ratio of national crime rate | 100% |
| 18.5% | share of all crimes | 16.0% |
| 52.8k | crimes reported | 917k |
| -11.3% | annual change | 0.7% |
| County | Crime rate vs. ENG & WLS rate | Crime rate per 1000 workday people | Total number of crimes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham | 154% | 25 | 21372 | |
| Northumberland | 113% | 19 | 4829 | |
| Tyne and Wear | 136% | 22 | 26552 | |
Crime rate ranking : 2. highest crime rate out of 9 regions
The total number of "antisocial behaviour crime" is 52.8k, and this number has decreased by 11.3% when compared year-over-year in the period of August 2024 - July 2025. In the graph below, region are compared by crime rate and crime rate percentage change. Crime rate percentage change compares the region crime rate between August 2024 - July 2025 to the region crime rate in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle reflects the number of total crimes reported. The bigger the circle, the higher the number of crimes reported in the region.
-11.3% annual change, crime is declining
52.8k crimes reported
Crime rate percentage changeNumber of crime incidents by month from January 2014 to July 2025.
Crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
Total number of crimes reported in a given calendar month (1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years, i.e. from 2020 till 2024.
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