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Neighbourhood crime statistics & maps

Neighbourhood crime statistics

Neighbourhood crime mapping

Crime Statistics Commentary

During March there were 66 crimes in the Morpeth Sector which is a slight increase on the previous month by a single offence.

There have been ten burglary offences during the month. None of these have been to houses, with sheds and unoccupied buildings being targeted. This figure has reduced by three on the previous month.

To combat this we have increased resources in the problem areas especially overnight when offences are happening. The hot spot area is currently in the village of Pegswood.  The key message is to ensure all sheds and garages are secured correctly and for any suspicious activity to be reported as soon as possible.
 
There have been just six violent offences this month, a decrease of nine offences. Again a large proportion of these have been reported inside institutions within Morpeth and offences linked to the night time economy have been really low. 

We are still seeing higher than expected levels of vehicle crime with 16 reported this month, most of these have been due to vehicles being left insecure which has given thieves an easy opportunity.  This month, however, we have made a significant arrest in this area and one person has been charged with many offences. Since this arrest there have been no more thefts from insecure vehicles.
 
The town centre has had three shoplifting offences this month, but officers have identified and arrested offenders for all but one of these and are continuing to work in partnership with retailers through the Shop Watch initiative.  The Shop Watch scheme has now extended and charity shops within the town centre are now all part of the scheme with access to Shop Watch radios.

Anti-social behavior (ASB) incidents have increased this month with 108 incidents reported. This is higher than expected and we continue our work in Pegswood, Hadston and Widdrington in order to target all forms of ASB. Extra resources have been allocated to prevent ASB and ensure we get early intervention so we can deter people from becoming involved in ASB.