Postcode · Morpeth
Crime in NE65 8UX
How much crime is recorded in NE65 8UX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Longhorsley, Hepscott & Capheaton
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,698 (2024)
NE65 8UXMorpeth
How safe is NE65 8UX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE65 8UX 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
16.9
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).
NE65 8UXNational
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Burglary13.89.1
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Public order4.24.6
Other crime3.11.5
Other theft2.24.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Drugs0.92.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.