Total Crime Rate
3.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ghyll Edge area has the lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Morpeth Kirkhill , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ghyll Edge (NE61 3QZ) in the last 12 months was 3.3 per 1,000 residents and was 91.6% lower than the Morpeth Kirkhill average (38.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).
In the area around Ghyll Edge (NE61 3QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bracken Ridge, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wansdyke (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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