Total Crime Rate

123.0 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 123.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

West View area has the 4th highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Morpeth North , and the 267th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around West View (NE61 6RT) in the last 12 months was 123.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West View (NE61 6RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pegswood Precinct, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West View (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pegswood Precinct Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson De Walden Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pegswood Precinct Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitefield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West View Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person De Walden Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime West View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dark Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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