Crime Rate in Rothbury, ward

Rothbury has the 17th lowest crime rate of 66 wards in Northumberland district and the 2135th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 41st lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rothbury in the last 12 months was 45.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% lower than the Northumberland district average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rothbury’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 99 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -52.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 136 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rothbury ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Green Lane. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.