Total Crime Rate

387.1 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 387.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 141.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Other theft 48.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • 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

Gas House Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Morpeth Kirkhill , and the 48th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gas House Lane (NE61 1SR) in the last 12 months was 387.1 per 1,000 residents and was 905.2% higher than the Morpeth Kirkhill average (38.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -38.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 96.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gas House Lane (NE61 1SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dark Lane, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chantry Place (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gas House Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bankside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order West Greens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chantry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chantry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chantry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Chantry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bennett'S Walk —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chantry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dark Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dark Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A192 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goose Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Staithes Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Staithes Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chantry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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