Total Crime Rate

168.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 168.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 76.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Choppington , and the 150th 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 High Street (NE62 5QY) in the last 12 months was 168.1 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (NE62 5QY), 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 High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ford Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cleaswell Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bothal Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Morpeth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morpeth Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hadrian Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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