Total Crime Rate

248.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 248.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 105.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.2 10/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Belsay Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Morpeth North , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Belsay Close (NE61 6XQ) in the last 12 months was 248.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% higher than the Morpeth North average (217.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belsay Close (NE61 6XQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longhirst Road, where police recorded 17 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 Belsay Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butcher'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bamburgh Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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