Total Crime Rate
97.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bamburgh , and the 354th highest crime rate of 1,088 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 High Street (NE70 7NH) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 142.8% higher than the Bamburgh average (40.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (NE70 7NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nursery Lane, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bamburgh| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nursery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Cuthberts Drive | Under investigation |
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