Postcode · Morpeth
Crime in NE65 0BZ
How much crime is recorded in NE65 0BZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Amble, Shilbottle & Swarland
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,552 (2024)
How safe is NE65 0BZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE65 0BZ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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).
NE65 0BZNational
Anti-social behaviour26.410.7
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Burglary8.79.1
Shoplifting6.88.4
Other crime6.01.5
Public order4.64.6
Other theft2.14.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.