Postcode · Morpeth
Crime in NE61 2UU
How much crime is recorded in NE61 2UU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Morpeth South & West
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,601 (2024)
How safe is NE61 2UU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE61 2UU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 2UUNational
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Burglary7.99.1
Shoplifting5.38.4
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Public order1.54.6
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other theft1.04.5
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.