Berwick-upon-Tweed Town
Middle areaNorth Northumberland. 9,234 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Berwick-upon-Tweed Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Berwick-upon-Tweed Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Berwick-upon-Tweed Town at a rate of 86.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.4 per 1,000 people across Northumberland.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 282 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 158 |
| Other crime | 137 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 97 |
| Shoplifting | 62 |
| Burglary | 27 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Berwick-upon-Tweed Town compares
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Is Berwick-upon-Tweed Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Berwick-upon-Tweed Town at a rate of 86.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.4 per 1,000 people across Northumberland.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 75 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Berwick-upon-Tweed Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (282), anti-social behaviour (158) and other crime (137).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Northumberland
These figures are published for the whole of Northumberland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Northumberland and not Berwick-upon-Tweed Town alone. See Northumberland
Berwick-upon-Tweed Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Berwick-upon-Tweed Town was £150,000 in 2025.
Berwick-upon-Tweed Town had 9,194 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Berwick-upon-Tweed Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Berwick-upon-Tweed Town, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.