Total Crime Rate
84.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Weetwood Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bamburgh , and the 357th 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 Weetwood Road (NE71 6AE) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 111.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Weetwood Road (NE71 6AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weetwood Avenue, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B6525 (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wooler| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Weetwood Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Weetwood Avenue | — |
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