Crime Rates at Turner Square, Stobhill Gate, Morpeth, NE61 2JA

Turner Square area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Longhorsley , and the 235th lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Turner Square (NE61 2JA) in the last 12 months was 23.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% lower than the Longhorsley average (39.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary 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 4 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Turner Square (NE61 2JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tenth Avenue, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thornton Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.