Total Crime Rate

121.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 121.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 82.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moorlands area has the 8th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Prudhoe North , and the 226th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 5LS) in the last 12 months was 121.8 per 1,000 residents and was 178.2% higher than the Prudhoe North average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorlands (NE42 5LS), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Moorlands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheviot View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheviot View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Redwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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