Total Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Murrayfield area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Holywell , and the 425th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Murrayfield (NE23 7TE) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% lower than the Holywell average (85.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Murrayfield (NE23 7TE), the main crime hotspot is near Hazlitt Place. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Murrayfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hazlitt Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Main Street North —
Apr 2026Public order Hazlitt Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Forest Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodkirk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodkirk Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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