Wylam & Ovingham
Middle areaSouth Northumberland. 5,574 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 53 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 61% of people in Wylam & Ovingham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wylam & Ovingham
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wylam & Ovingham at a rate of 47.2 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 |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 69 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 58 |
| Other crime | 53 |
| Shoplifting | 30 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 20 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Drug offences | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wylam & Ovingham compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Wylam & Ovingham safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wylam & Ovingham at a rate of 47.2 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, 29 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wylam & Ovingham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (69), violence and sexual offences (58) and other crime (53).
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 Wylam & Ovingham alone. See Northumberland
Wylam & Ovingham in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wylam & Ovingham was £275,000 in 2025.
Wylam & Ovingham had 5,578 usual residents at the census.
About 61% of people in Wylam & Ovingham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wylam & Ovingham, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.