Total Crime Rate

62.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 62.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Newgate Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Morpeth North , and the 474th highest 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 Newgate Street (NE61 1DD) in the last 12 months was 62.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% lower than the Morpeth North average (170.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newgate Street (NE61 1DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bullers Green, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newgate Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Newgate Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottingvale Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottingvale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Challoner'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bullers Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Gardens
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullers Green Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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