Total Crime Rate

101.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 101.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 17.0 6/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

King Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bamburgh , and the 334th highest crime rate of 1,088 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 King Street (NE68 7XP) in the last 12 months was 101.7 per 1,000 residents and was 153.7% higher than the Bamburgh average (40.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (NE68 7XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Main Street, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crumstone (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in King Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Beech Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kippy Law Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beech Croft Under investigation

Data Sources

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