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Morpeth Kirkhill · Northumberland

Morpeth Kirkhill: your neighbourhood

Morpeth Kirkhill electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 42.8% here, compared with 30.7% across Northumberland (12.1 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 9% here, compared with 16% across Northumberland (7.5 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 12.5% here, compared with 17.9% across Northumberland (5.4 percentage points lower).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

25.7%

21 March 2021 · Morpeth Kirkhill

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

1,290 out of 5,011.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.6%

21 March 2021 · Morpeth Kirkhill

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

230 out of 4,998.

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People counted in the census

4,998

21 March 2021 · Morpeth Kirkhill

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

4,998 out of 4,998.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

42.8%

21 March 2021 · Morpeth Kirkhill

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

1,744 out of 4,074.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

45.2%

21 March 2021 · Morpeth Kirkhill

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

1,014 out of 2,245.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12.9%

21 March 2021 · Morpeth Kirkhill

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

289 out of 2,245.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

44.3%

21 March 2021 · Morpeth Kirkhill

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,807 out of 4,079.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

52.8%

21 March 2021 · Morpeth Kirkhill

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,155 out of 4,079.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

2.8%

21 March 2021 · Morpeth Kirkhill

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

116 out of 4,079.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

12.5%

21 March 2021 · Morpeth Kirkhill

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

509 out of 4,074.

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Homes rented privately

9%

21 March 2021 · Morpeth Kirkhill

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

200 out of 2,232.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

33.3%

21 March 2021 · Morpeth Kirkhill

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,360 out of 4,079.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

16%

21 March 2021 · Morpeth Kirkhill

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

362 out of 2,232.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.9%

21 March 2021 · Morpeth Kirkhill

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

117 out of 4,079.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Morpeth Kirkhill ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Morpeth Kirkhill ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 11 mapped crimes in September 2024; 8 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Morpeth Kirkhill
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024115
October 2024171
November 202484
December 2024161
January 2025273
February 202581
March 2025103
April 2025116
May 2025141
June 2025111
July 202598
August 2025183
September 202585
October 202571
November 2025183
December 2025151
January 202622
February 202684
March 2026100
April 202666
May 2026159
June 2026133
July 2026224
August 202681
Crime categories in the latest complete year

A complete, consecutive 12-month period without an unresolved reporting break is needed before these totals can be shown.

What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Publication history: Northumbria Police: Crime data not provided for February 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Northumbria Police: Crime data refresh for February 2026.

UK Facts review: Northumberland mapped crimes change from 1835 in December 2025 to 493 in January 2026. This unexplained break is also present in the source records. It must not be interpreted as a real fall in crime; the cause has not been verified.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Northumberland →