Total Crime Rate

596.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

481.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 596.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 481.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 368.6 10/10
  • Public order 110.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.5 10/10
  • Other theft 36.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Copperfield Drive area has the highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Morpeth North , and the 10th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Copperfield Drive (NE61 2GH) in the last 12 months was 596.7 per 1,000 residents and was 250.3% higher than the Morpeth North average (170.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 223 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 291 (≈ 481.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Copperfield Drive (NE61 2GH), the main crime hotspot is near Balmoral Grove. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Copperfield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Balmoral Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wildfell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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