Total Crime Rate

69.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

High Stanners area has the 15th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Morpeth Kirkhill , and the 474th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Stanners (NE61 1QU) in the last 12 months was 69.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Stanners (NE61 1QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newgate Street, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mitford Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Stanners area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bullers Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saint Mark'S Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mains Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottingvale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottingvale —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady'S Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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