Total Crime Rate

339.3 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 339.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 100.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Sheepwash Bank area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Choppington , and the 59th 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 Sheepwash Bank (NE62 5LX) in the last 12 months was 339.3 per 1,000 residents and was 216.5% higher than the Choppington average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheepwash Bank (NE62 5LX), 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.

View Crime In Choppington

Crime Over Time in Sheepwash Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Byron Close Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Hadrian Mews —
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 2025Violence and sexual offences North Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dene Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dene Road —
Sep 2025Public order Dene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northway —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morpeth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Byron Close Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 23 of 23

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑