Total Crime Rate

121.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Whinney Hill area has the 9th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Choppington , and the 271st 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 Whinney Hill (NE62 5RD) in the last 12 months was 121.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% higher than the Choppington average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whinney Hill (NE62 5RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Front Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Choppington

Crime Over Time in Whinney Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morpeth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Front Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Front Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morpeth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morpeth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hadrian Mews —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morpeth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morpeth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morpeth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Morpeth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Briar Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 14 of 14

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.

↑