Crime Rate in Bamburgh, ward

Bamburgh has the 12th lowest crime rate of 66 wards in Northumberland district and the 1624th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 29th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bamburgh in the last 12 months was 40.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% lower than the Northumberland district average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bamburgh’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bamburgh ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.