Postcode · Morpeth
Crime in NE65 9UR
How much crime is recorded in NE65 9UR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Widdrington, Lynemouth & Hadston
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,439 (2024)
NE65 9URMorpeth
How safe is NE65 9UR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE65 9UR 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
26.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 9URNational
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Burglary12.79.1
Other crime7.41.5
Public order4.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs2.22.4
Shoplifting2.28.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.11.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.