Total Crime Rate

253.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 253.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 100.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morpeth Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Choppington , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Morpeth Close (NE62 5PR) in the last 12 months was 253.6 per 1,000 residents and was 182.3% higher than the Choppington average (89.8 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 85.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morpeth Close (NE62 5PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 37 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 Morpeth Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Close —
Apr 2026Public order Bothal Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morpeth Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Morpeth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sarabel Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sarabel Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hadrian Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Welbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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