Total Crime Rate
10.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Jobling Crescent area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Morpeth Kirkhill , and the 86th 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 Jobling Crescent (NE61 2RY) in the last 12 months was 10.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% lower than the Morpeth Kirkhill average (38.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Jobling Crescent (NE61 2RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shields Road, where police recorded 25 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.
View Crime In Morpeth Kirkhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cheviot Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Eighth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shields Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shields Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Choppington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fifth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | First Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ninth Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eighth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eighth Avenue | Under investigation |
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