Total Crime Rate

93.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 93.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Choppington Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Morpeth Kirkhill , and the 366th highest crime rate of 1,088 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 Choppington Road (NE61 2HX) in the last 12 months was 93.1 per 1,000 residents and was 141.8% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Choppington Road (NE61 2HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tenth Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Third Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Choppington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willowburn —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Choppington Road Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Willowburn —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tenth Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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