Total Crime Rate

81.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Other theft 27.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadow Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bamburgh , and the 371st highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow Lane (NE67 5AR) in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 103.5% higher than the Bamburgh average (39.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Lane (NE67 5AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longstone Crescent, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Haven (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Meadow Lane area

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Data Sources

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