Northumbria Police
The government has given the green light for a further £4million investment to tackle anti-social behaviour and violence across the North East. This funding will support ‘robust targeted policing’ and early intervention initiatives to help tackle anti-social behaviour and serious violence. Susan Dungworth, Northumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner, welcomed the news that funding has been […]
The United Kingdom is facing a serious issue with knife crime. In 2024, nearly 50,000 knife-related offences were recorded. Over the past five years, Northumbria has seen a 46.02% increase in such crimes (Licensed, 2024). Cleveland recorded the highest rate of knife-related assaults, with 8.61 incidents per 10,000 people. These attacks are often carried out […]
Northumbria Police have introduced new facial recognition technology to help identify those involved in criminal activities. Over three days last week, 19 people involved in the violent disorder across Sunderland in August 2024 were arrested with the help of innovative new software which is designed to help police track down those responsible. The force have […]
A 37-year-old man has been arrested by Northumbria Police following the emergency evacuation of a Whitley Bay street today (October 20th, 2024). Residents and businesses were asked to evacuate their properties this morning, after emergency services were seen to attend an incident on Station Road near Whitley Bay Metro Station. ChronicleLive reported the street being […]
A pensioner who stabbed a father-of-three to death in a row after a long dispute over parking has been jailed for murder, for at least 18 years. On Monday, a judge at Newcastle Crown Court sentenced 68-year-old Alder Willis to life imprisonment with a minimum period, for the murder of 35-year-old North Tyneside man […]
Northumbria Police are struggling amid a funding shortage following a decade long “government austerity drive”. Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Kim McGuiness believes Northumbria has been the hardest hit of any force in England and Wales, due to what she describes as “the central Government austerity drive”. She said: “I’ve campaigned hard for the […]
Police have launched a fresh appeal in the search for a Newcastle man who went missing in South Shields over a month ago. There have been no sightings of Ray Johnson since the 48-year-old was reported missing on January 20. He was last seen on CCTV in the Temple Park Road area of South Shields […]
Northumbria Police are investigating an area of Roker Beach in Sunderland after “suspected human remains” have been found. The police were seen having a major search of the area on Tuesday, February 13, and it has been reported that searches have continued. A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: “Shortly after 10am on Tuesday, we received a […]
