Total Crime Rate
289.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Goose Hill area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Morpeth Kirkhill , and the 58th 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 Goose Hill (NE61 1US) in the last 12 months was 289.8 per 1,000 residents and was 917.2% higher than the Morpeth Kirkhill average (28.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -27.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goose Hill (NE61 1US), the main crime hotspot is near Chantry Place. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Whalebone Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Greens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | West Greens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Greens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chantry Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chantry Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whalebone Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Greens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Banks | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whalebone Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whalebone Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Whalebone Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whalebone Lane | Under investigation |
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