Total Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Longhirst Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Morpeth North , and the 350th highest 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 Longhirst Court (NE61 6HX) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% lower than the Morpeth North average (217.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longhirst Court (NE61 6HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pegswood Precinct, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Butcher'S Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Longhirst Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pegswood Precinct Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butcher'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pegswood Precinct Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bamburgh Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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