Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Croome Gardens area has the 6th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Morpeth North , and the 367th 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 Croome Gardens (NE61 6TP) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% lower than the Morpeth North average (170.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croome Gardens (NE61 6TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pegswood Precinct, where police recorded 24 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 Croome Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longleat Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bamburgh Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warkworth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warkworth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warkworth Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butcher'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belsay Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellis Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pegswood Precinct Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ellis Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Longhirst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Longhirst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Longhirst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longhirst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ellis Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pegswood Precinct Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warkworth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellis Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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