Total Crime Rate

79.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Weetwood Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bamburgh , and the 417th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Weetwood Avenue (NE71 6AG) in the last 12 months was 79.5 per 1,000 residents and was 98.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weetwood Avenue (NE71 6AG), the main crime hotspot is near Bridgend Park. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Weetwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgend Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weetwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridgend Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brewery Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Bridgend Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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