Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Price Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Morpeth Kirkhill , and the 365th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Price Street (NE61 1RB) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 187.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Price Street (NE61 1RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bullers Green, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mitford Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Price Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bullers Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Challoner'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullers Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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