Total Crime Rate

25.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 25.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Low Stobhill area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Morpeth Kirkhill , and the 274th 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 Low Stobhill (NE61 2SF) in the last 12 months was 25.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Low Stobhill (NE61 2SF), the main crime hotspot is near Shields Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Low Stobhill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lindisfarne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cheviot Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stobhill Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shields Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shields Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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