Crime Rates at Grangewood, Stobswood, Morpeth, NE61 5PL

Grangewood area has the 7th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Amble , and the 84th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grangewood (NE61 5PL) in the last 12 months was 234.6 per 1,000 residents and was 105.1% higher than the Amble average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grangewood (NE61 5PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grangewood (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.