Total Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Abbey View Yard area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Morpeth North , and the 495th lowest crime rate of 1,088 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 Abbey View Yard (NE61 1DQ) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 77.1% lower than the Morpeth North average (217.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey View Yard (NE61 1DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northumberland Gardens, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mitford Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey View Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottingvale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saint Mark'S Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Bullers Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottingvale —
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Data Sources

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