Total Crime Rate

356.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· 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 356.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 89.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.5 10/10
  • Other theft 34.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.7 10/10
  • Burglary 19.8 10/10
  • Drugs 19.8 10/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Collingwood Terrace area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Morpeth Kirkhill , and the 38th 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 Collingwood Terrace (NE61 1QJ) in the last 12 months was 356.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1151.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (β‰ˆ 104.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Collingwood Terrace (NE61 1QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lumsden'S Lane, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Collingwood Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whalebone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mathesons Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlisle View β€”
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 2026Shoplifting Bullers Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlisle View β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumsden'S Lane β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumsden'S Lane β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumsden'S Lane β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pretoria Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumsden'S Lane β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whalebone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Whalebone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whalebone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whalebone Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Gardens β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whalebone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Challoner'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bullers Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lumsden'S Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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