Total Crime Rate

289.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 289.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 117.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bridge Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Morpeth Kirkhill , and the 58th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bridge Street (NE61 1NL) in the last 12 months was 289.8 per 1,000 residents and was 917.2% higher than the Morpeth Kirkhill average (28.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -27.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Street (NE61 1NL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bridge Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lumsden'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pretoria Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlisle View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlisle View —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumsden'S Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumsden'S Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumsden'S Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumsden'S Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chantry Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whalebone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chantry Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Whalebone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whalebone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whalebone Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whalebone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whalebone Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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