Total Crime Rate

107.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 35.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 16 local areas in Morpeth North , and the 273rd highest crime rate of 1,082 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 107.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% lower than the Morpeth North average (170.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.5% 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 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near De Walden Square (5 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patton Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Howard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pegswood Precinct Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Spencer Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spencer Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencer Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patton Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pegswood Precinct Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harewood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Square —
Apr 2026Public order Blenheim Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patton Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longleat Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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