Morpeth vs Riverside and West Shields

Morpeth has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,032 crimes in the last 12 months. Riverside and West Shields has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 8,387 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Morpeth shows a year-on-year crime trend of -9.6% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Riverside and West Shields shows -6.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Morpeth, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,229 incidents). In Riverside and West Shields, it is Violent Crime (2,747 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Morpeth recorded 494 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Riverside and West Shields recorded 1,449. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Morpeth totalled 1,229 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 2,747 in Riverside and West Shields. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Morpeth recorded 3,354 crimes (now 3,032, a change of -9.6%). Riverside and West Shields recorded 8,950 crimes previously (now 8,387, -6.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Morpeth has a resolution rate of 18.9% and Riverside and West Shields has 30.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Morpeth falls within the Northumbria Police boundary. Riverside and West Shields is covered by Northumbria Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Morpeth and Riverside and West Shields. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.