Postcode · Morpeth
Crime in NE61 2SA
How much crime is recorded in NE61 2SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Morpeth Central & East
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,296 (2024)
NE61 2SAMorpeth
How safe is NE61 2SA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE61 2SA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NE61 2SANational
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Other crime5.41.5
Burglary5.29.1
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Shoplifting3.58.4
Public order1.04.6
Drugs0.62.4
Other theft0.24.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.