Total Crime Rate

158.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Moorlands 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 Moorlands (NE42 5LR) 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 Moorlands (NE42 5LR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Moorlands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cheviot View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheviot View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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