Morpeth Central & East
Middle areaSouth east Northumberland. 6,068 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 82% of people in Morpeth Central & East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Morpeth Central & East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Morpeth Central & East at a rate of 104.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.4 per 1,000 people across Northumberland.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 176 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 155 |
| Other crime | 96 |
| Shoplifting | 93 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 57 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Morpeth Central & East compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Morpeth Central & East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Morpeth Central & East at a rate of 104.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.4 per 1,000 people across Northumberland.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 48 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Morpeth Central & East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (176), anti-social behaviour (155) and other crime (96).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Northumberland
These figures are published for the whole of Northumberland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Northumberland and not Morpeth Central & East alone. See Northumberland
Morpeth Central & East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Morpeth Central & East was £178,000 in 2025.
Morpeth Central & East had 6,030 usual residents at the census.
About 82% of people in Morpeth Central & East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Morpeth Central & East, 85.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.