Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill
Middle areaSouth west Northumberland. 6,768 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 390 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill at a rate of 40.8 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 | 96 |
| Other crime | 79 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 49 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill compares
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Is Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill at a rate of 40.8 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, 20 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (96), other crime (79) and anti-social behaviour (49).
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 Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill alone. See Northumberland
Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill in brief
The median price paid for a home in Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill was £170,000 in 2025.
Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill had 6,718 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill, 68.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.