Total Crime Rate

371.3 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 371.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 44.6 8/10
  • Public order 39.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.7 10/10
  • Burglary 14.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Olivers Mill area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Morpeth Kirkhill , and the 49th highest crime rate of 1,088 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 Olivers Mill (NE61 1PP) in the last 12 months was 371.3 per 1,000 residents and was 864.1% higher than the Morpeth Kirkhill average (38.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 193.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Olivers Mill (NE61 1PP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Olivers Mill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duncan Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whalebone Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lumsden'S Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lumsden'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goose Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumsden'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumsden'S Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumsden'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Whalebone Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whalebone Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whalebone Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whalebone Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whalebone Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lumsden'S Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whalebone Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Chantry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chantry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chantry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chantry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chantry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chantry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dark Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dark Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lumsden'S Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Lumsden'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A192 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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