Total Crime Rate

97.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.4 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 97.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 32.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.3 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
  • 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

South Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bamburgh , and the 313th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Street (NE68 7RB) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 144.0% higher than the Bamburgh average (39.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (NE68 7RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mitchell Avenue, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King Street (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Field —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitchell Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitchell Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taylor Street —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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