Crap Towns / Stakeford / Crime

How much crime is there in Stakeford?

The police recorded 73.3 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Stakeford from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 28.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 70.9, up from 67.9 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	67.9	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	81.1	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	70.9	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	28.9	34.1
Shoplifting	13.3	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	8.9	7.0
Public order	6.2	6.6
Other theft	4.3	5.4
Other crime	3.1	2.0
Vehicle crime	2.7	3.8
Drugs	2.3	2.4
Burglary	1.8	3.1
Possession of weapons	1.0	0.8
Robbery	0.5	0.6
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4
Bicycle theft	less than 0.1	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Ashington	2.7 km	124
Blyth	6.2 km	117
Morpeth	6.5 km	96.8
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea	5.4 km	91.3
Bedlington	3.2 km	89.7
Killingworth	13.7 km	76.6
Stakeford	–	73.3
Seaton Delaval	11.4 km	73.1
Cramlington	8.3 km	69.2
Whitley Bay	15.1 km	58.3
Wideopen	13.2 km	38.2
The typical town	–	76.2