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Hexham & Acomb

Middle area

South Northumberland. 13,012 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 35 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 89% of people in Hexham & Acomb live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£285,500
Joint 3,508th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
12,643
153rd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
89%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
71.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Hexham & Acomb

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hexham & Acomb at a rate of 62.2 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.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences236
Anti-social behaviour197
Other crime160
Shoplifting75
Criminal damage and arson66
Burglary35
Vehicle crime19
Drug offences12
Theft from the person5
Robbery4

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Hexham & Acomb compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Hexham & AcombMiddle
Median sale price38 middle areas, Northumberland · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Northumberland38 areas from £75,000 to £530,000. The middle area is £191,375. Hexham & Acomb is £285,500.
£285,5009th most expensive
Population38 middle areas, Northumberland · 2021
Population: every middle area in Northumberland38 areas from 5,447 to 14,549. The middle area is 8,039. Hexham & Acomb is 12,643.
12,6432nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares38 middle areas, Northumberland · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Northumberland38 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 54.0%. Hexham & Acomb is 89.0%.
89%7th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage38 middle areas, Northumberland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Northumberland38 areas from 24.6% to 98.7%. The middle area is 91.7%. Hexham & Acomb is 71.1%.
71.1%10th lowest

Is Hexham & Acomb safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hexham & Acomb at a rate of 62.2 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, 70 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hexham & Acomb.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (236), anti-social behaviour (197) and other crime (160).

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 Hexham & Acomb alone. See Northumberland

Average house price
£212,563
Up 7.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,721
147th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.6×
Joint 65th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.0
Joint 114th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hexham & Acomb in brief

The median price paid for a home in Hexham & Acomb was £285,500 in 2025.

Hexham & Acomb had 12,643 usual residents at the census.

About 89% of people in Hexham & Acomb live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Hexham & Acomb, 71.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.