Total Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.3 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ninth Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Morpeth Kirkhill , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ninth Avenue (NE61 2HS) in the last 12 months was 13.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% lower than the Morpeth Kirkhill average (38.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ninth Avenue (NE61 2HS), the main crime hotspot is near First Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ninth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tenth Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Choppington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ninth Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Fifth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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