Total Crime Rate

121.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 121.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 18.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Underhill Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Choppington , and the 224th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Underhill Drive (NE62 5YT) in the last 12 months was 121.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% higher than the Choppington average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Underhill Drive (NE62 5YT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morpeth Close, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Underhill Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Morpeth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morpeth Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bothal Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Riverside Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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