Total Crime Rate

841.3 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 841.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 482.6 10/10
  • Public order 150.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 122.3 10/10
  • Other theft 41.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Thorp Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Morpeth North , and the 5th 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 Thorp Avenue (NE61 1JR) in the last 12 months was 841.3 per 1,000 residents and was 287.3% higher 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 292 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 212.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 384 (≈ 634.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorp Avenue (NE61 1JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dark Lane, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Balmoral Grove (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thorp Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dark Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dark Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftsbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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