Guide Post & Stakeford
Middle areaSouth east Northumberland. 9,146 people in 9.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 11% of people in Guide Post & Stakeford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Guide Post & Stakeford
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Guide Post & Stakeford at a rate of 82.2 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 | 221 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 167 |
| Other crime | 128 |
| Shoplifting | 106 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 72 |
| Vehicle crime | 31 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Guide Post & Stakeford compares
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Is Guide Post & Stakeford safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Guide Post & Stakeford at a rate of 82.2 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, 55 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Guide Post & Stakeford.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (221), anti-social behaviour (167) and other crime (128).
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 Guide Post & Stakeford alone. See Northumberland
Guide Post & Stakeford in brief
The median price paid for a home in Guide Post & Stakeford was £147,500 in 2025.
Guide Post & Stakeford had 9,005 usual residents at the census.
About 11% of people in Guide Post & Stakeford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Guide Post & Stakeford, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.