Total Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 24.6 3/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 3.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Long Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Morpeth Kirkhill , and the 263rd lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Long Drive (NE61 2DN) in the last 12 months was 24.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% lower than the Morpeth Kirkhill average (28.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes 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 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Drive (NE61 2DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southgate Mews, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sampson Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Long Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Loansdean Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southgate Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southgate Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southgate Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sampson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baron Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sampson Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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