Northumbria Police

Crime in Morpeth

Street-level crime statistics for Morpeth based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 3,032 crimes in last 12 months
9 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

3,032 Crimes (last 12 months)
↓9.6% vs Previous 12 Months
9/100 Safety Score
18.9% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 3,032 total crimes recorded in Morpeth

Violent Crime
1,229 40.5%
↓6%
Anti-Social Behaviour
494 16.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
318 10.5%
↓15%
Public Order
269 8.9%
↓26%
Other Theft
169 5.6%
↓10%
Shoplifting
149 4.9%
↓38%
Other Crime
119 3.9%
↑42%
Burglary
106 3.5%
↑6%
Vehicle Crime
73 2.4%
↓24%
Drugs
70 2.3%
↑67%
Bicycle Theft
14 0.5%
↑56%
Possession of Weapons
11 0.4%
↓39%
Robbery
6 0.2%
Theft from Person
5 0.2%
↓38%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Morpeth

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Morpeth (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Morpeth

January 2026 90 crimes December 2025 224 crimes November 2025 274 crimes October 2025 274 crimes September 2025 237 crimes August 2025 316 crimes July 2025 342 crimes June 2025 261 crimes May 2025 278 crimes April 2025 232 crimes March 2025 261 crimes February 2025 243 crimes January 2025 274 crimes December 2024 278 crimes November 2024 271 crimes October 2024 290 crimes September 2024 260 crimes August 2024 302 crimes July 2024 304 crimes June 2024 302 crimes May 2024 271 crimes April 2024 257 crimes March 2024 298 crimes February 2024 247 crimes January 2024 301 crimes December 2023 283 crimes November 2023 237 crimes October 2023 253 crimes September 2023 285 crimes August 2023 302 crimes July 2023 297 crimes June 2023 338 crimes May 2023 346 crimes April 2023 265 crimes March 2023 251 crimes February 2023 245 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Northumbria Police

Sunderland Central Sunderland East Farringdon, Pennywell, Pallion, Silksworth and Ryhope (Sunderland West) Carley Hill, Hylton Red House, Witherwack, Fulwell and Roker (Sunderland North) Washington Houghton Riverside and West Shields Boldon, Cleadon, Whitburn Hebburn and Jarrow Gateshead Central Leam Lane, Wardley, Heworth, Felling and Bill Quay (Gateshead East) Low Fell and Allerdene Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West) Blaydon, Winlaton, Ryton, Rowlands Gill and Chopwell (Gateshead Outer West) North Shields Whitley Bay Wallsend Killingworth Westerhope and Newburn Gosforth and Great Park Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon Fenham and Scotswood Benwell and Elswick Newcastle Central Jesmond and Heaton Byker and Walker Bedlington Ashington Blyth Cramlington Alnwick Berwick East Tynedale West Tynedale View all Northumbria Police neighbourhoods
Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.