Crime Rate in Bothal, ward

Bothal has the 21st highest crime rate of 66 wards in Northumberland district and the 1777th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 156th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bothal in the last 12 months was 99.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% higher than the Northumberland district average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bothal’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 154 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 188 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bothal ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Booths Road. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.