Annual crime rate in North East region is 12.9 crimes per 1000 people. Compared to the national crime rate, North East's rate is at 152% as of March 2025.Shoplifting crime makes up 10.1% of all crimes reported in the region. The total number of "shoplifting crime" is 29.7k, and this number has increased by 11.3% when compared year-over-year in the period of February 2024 - January 2025.
| North East region | crime statistic | England & Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 12.9 | annual crime rate per 1k workday people | 8.5 |
| 152% | ratio of national crime rate | 100% |
| 10.1% | share of all crimes | 8.3% |
| 29.7k | crimes reported | 475k |
| 11.3% | annual change | 17.7% |
| County | Crime rate vs. ENG & WLS rate | Crime rate per 1000 workday people | Total number of crimes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham | 161% | 14 | 11607 | |
| Northumberland | 119% | 10 | 2636 | |
| Tyne and Wear | 152% | 13 | 15413 | |
Crime rate ranking : 1. highest crime rate out of 9 regions
The total number of "shoplifting crime" is 29.7k, and this number has increased by 11.3% when compared year-over-year in the period of February 2024 - January 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 February 2024 - January 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 increasing
29.7k crimes reported
Crime rate percentage changeNumber of crime incidents by month from January 2014 to January 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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