Total Crime Rate

170.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 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 170.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 51.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Pegswood Village area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Morpeth North , and the 147th 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 Pegswood Village (NE61 6TU) in the last 12 months was 170.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% lower than the Morpeth North average (170.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -42.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pegswood Village (NE61 6TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pegswood Precinct, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longhirst Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pegswood Village area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ellis Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bamburgh Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pegswood Precinct Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pegswood Precinct Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellis Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ellis Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellis Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Longhirst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Longhirst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Longhirst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longhirst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pegswood —
Apr 2026Public order Blenheim Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pegswood Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longleat Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belsay Close —
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Data Sources

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