Total Crime Rate
158.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Moor Grange area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Prudhoe North , and the 190th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Moor Grange (NE42 5BW) in the last 12 months was 158.6 per 1,000 residents and was 220.4% higher than the Prudhoe North average (49.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -90.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 119.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moor Grange (NE42 5BW), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Prudhoe North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Close | Under investigation |
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