Northumbria Police receive a call from a man whose 70-year-old neighbour has been robbed at knife point in his own home. In a secluded hamlet a Land Rover Defender has been stolen. A young crime gang are causing chaos.
Police investigate the fatal stabbing of a woman at the shop where she worked. Elsewhere in Sunderland, detectives investigate a complex crime spree. In Gateshead, officers deal with a man banned from a pub.
While 155 of Northumbria's cops are policing a local derby football match between Newcastle and Sunderland murder detectives investigate a fatal stabbing. Rural officers intensify efforts to prevent poaching.
Long-serving and newly qualified officers of Northumbria Police respond to the changing world of modern crime, including child trafficking and the downloading of indecent images of children and the threat of firearms.
Northumbria Police respond to an array of crimes - from armed robbery and distraction burglaries to arson - all connected in some way by one thing: drugs.
