Total Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 33.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.4 2/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morpeth Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 172nd lowest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

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 Morpeth Close (NE38 0NU) in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% lower than the Washington Central average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morpeth Close (NE38 0NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Raby Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belsay (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Morpeth Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Glenholme Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chipchase Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kielder Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kielder Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glengarvan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hexham Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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