Total Crime Rate
73.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bamburgh Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 402nd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bamburgh Close (NE24 5EB) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% lower than the Cowpen average (131.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bamburgh Close (NE24 5EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walton Avenue, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Temple Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambo Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bolam Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Alwinton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Walton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Walton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Walton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke'S Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Budle Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cambo Close | Under investigation |
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