Total Crime Rate

536.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 536.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 176.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 140.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 67.1 10/10
  • Other theft 42.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 36.6 8/10
  • Public order 30.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.3 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cottingwood Lane area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Morpeth Kirkhill , and the 22nd 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 Cottingwood Lane (NE61 1EB) in the last 12 months was 536.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1293.4% higher than the Morpeth Kirkhill average (38.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 170.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottingwood Lane (NE61 1EB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cottingwood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumsden'S Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumsden'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lumsden'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lumsden'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lumsden'S Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lumsden'S Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lumsden'S Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mains Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumsden'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottingvale —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottingvale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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