Postcode district · Morpeth
Crime in NE65
How much crime is recorded in NE65, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 30,678 (2024)
How safe is NE65
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE65, 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
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
NE65National
Violence and sexual offences12.523.6
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Burglary7.99.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Public order3.54.6
Other crime2.71.5
Shoplifting2.48.4
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
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.