Total Crime Rate

134.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 134.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Byron Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Choppington , and the 230th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Byron Close (NE62 5DF) in the last 12 months was 134.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% higher than the Choppington average (107.2 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Close (NE62 5DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dene Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Byron Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hadrian Mews
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morpeth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morpeth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morpeth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morpeth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morpeth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Front Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Front Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Morpeth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dene Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dene Road
Sep 2025Public order Dene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ashington Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morpeth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northway
Sep 2025Other crime Byron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Byron Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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