Total Crime Rate

340.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

191.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 340.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 191.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.1 10/10
  • Public order 42.6 10/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Other crime 17.0 10/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

New Market area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Morpeth Kirkhill , and the 43rd 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 New Market (NE61 1PS) in the last 12 months was 340.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1094.9% higher than the Morpeth Kirkhill average (28.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 191.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Market (NE61 1PS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in New Market area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumsden'S Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whalebone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whalebone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Whalebone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whalebone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whalebone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumsden'S Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pretoria Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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 2026Other theft Mathesons Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlisle View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumsden'S Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumsden'S Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lumsden'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whalebone Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlisle View —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chantry Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chantry Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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