Total Crime Rate

148.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 148.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Cavendish Square area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Morpeth North , and the 171st highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Cavendish Square (NE61 6TA) in the last 12 months was 148.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% lower than the Morpeth North average (170.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Square (NE61 6TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near De Walden Square, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hebron Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cavendish Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hebron Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morpeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patton Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patton Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longleat Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patton Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Howard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hebron Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blenheim Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harewood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Square —
Apr 2026Public order Spencer Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spencer Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencer Drive —
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Data Sources

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