Crap Towns / Hexham / Crime

How much crime is there in Hexham?

The police recorded 68.5 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Hexham from September 2023 to August 2026, 10% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 30.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 67.9, up from 64.7 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	64.7	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	73.0	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	67.9	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	30.6	34.1
Shoplifting	8.9	7.1
Public order	7.2	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	6.6	7.0
Other theft	4.8	5.4
Burglary	3.7	3.1
Other crime	1.9	2.0
Vehicle crime	1.7	3.8
Drugs	1.5	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.5	0.8
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5
Robbery	0.3	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Blaydon	25.5 km	136
Annfield Plain	26.3 km	100
Throckley	22.2 km	73.2
Consett	21.4 km	71.7
Ryton	22.5 km	70.5
Hexham	–	68.5
Prudhoe	16.3 km	59.2
Rowlands Gill	22.9 km	52.8
Whickham	27.1 km	46.5
Crawcrook and Greenside	20.4 km	42.5
Ponteland	23.3 km	40.9
The typical town	–	76.2