Berwick — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Northumbria Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

Northumberland is one of the largest counties to police in England and Wales in terms of square miles. Save for the south east corner it is a largely rural county. We have police bases in Berwick, Alnwick, Morpeth, Ashington, Bedlington, Blyth, Prudhoe and Hexham.

Contact the team

In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Northumbria Police's online reporting.

Recorded crime — June 2026

99 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (171): ▼ 72 (42%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

Violence and sexual offences40 · 40%
Anti-social behaviour18 · 18%
Other theft10 · 10%
Shoplifting9 · 9%
Criminal damage and arson7 · 7%
Public order6 · 6%
Other crime3 · 3%
Burglary2 · 2%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

55 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

Investigation complete; no suspect identified51 · 93%
Awaiting court outcome3 · 5%
Unable to prosecute suspect1 · 2%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

Vehicle-related anti-social behaviour

Working with partner services to address ongoing vehicle-related ASB issues. Enforcement action to be taken using ASB legislation. Areas of note include Loaning Meadows Industrial Estate.

Set: 2026-07-01

Rural and wildlife crime

Work with partners to tackle the most prevalent threats and emerging issues which have the greatest impact on our rural communities or wildlife. Provide rural and wildlife crime prevention and enforcement in line with rural crime strategy.

Set: 2026-07-01

Drug related crime

We are working with the community to gather intelligence to target offenders and their locations. We are also working with partners to ensure the safeguarding of vulnerable children and adults.

Set: 2026-07-01