Total Crime Rate

189.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 189.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 40.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Market Place area has the highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bamburgh , and the 148th 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 Market Place (NE71 6LQ) in the last 12 months was 189.7 per 1,000 residents and was 373.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 366.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (NE71 6LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Ramsey Lane. Police recorded 30 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 Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ramsey Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peth Head Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Peth Head Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peth Head —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ramsey Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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