Total Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 46.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bamburgh Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Morpeth North , and the 471st lowest crime rate of 1,088 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 Drive (NE61 6TT) in the last 12 months was 46.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower than the Morpeth North average (217.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bamburgh Drive (NE61 6TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pegswood Precinct, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Butcher'S Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bamburgh Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bamburgh Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butcher'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitefield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pegswood Precinct Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pegswood Precinct Under investigation
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Data Sources

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