Postcode · Morpeth
Crime in NE61 6RS
How much crime is recorded in NE61 6RS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Morpeth North & Pegswood
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,160 (2024)
NE61 6RSMorpeth
How safe is NE61 6RS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE61 6RS area, 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
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 6RSNational
Anti-social behaviour22.410.7
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Other theft3.84.5
Burglary3.59.1
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Public order3.04.6
Other crime1.91.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Drugs1.32.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.