Crime Rates at Dacre Street, Morpeth, NE61 1HQ

Dacre Street 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 Dacre Street (NE61 1HQ) 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 Dacre Street (NE61 1HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Lumsden'S Lane. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.