Total Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 47.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Moor View Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Morpeth North , and the 510th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moor View Close (NE61 6YF) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moor View Close (NE61 6YF), the main crime hotspot is near Chevington Close. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moor View Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Spencer Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poppy Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poppy Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morpeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hebron Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hebron Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Howard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencer Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spencer Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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