Total Crime Rate

82.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 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 82.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Oram Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Morpeth Kirkhill , and the 364th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oram Close (NE61 1XF) in the last 12 months was 82.1 per 1,000 residents and was 188.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oram Close (NE61 1XF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Greens, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near First Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Oram Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Greens —
Apr 2026Public order Willow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Greens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Greens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Greens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fifth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour First Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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