Total Crime Rate

109.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Market Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bamburgh , and the 269th 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 Market Place (NE71 6LQ) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 174.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (NE71 6LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Ramsey Lane. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 11 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 (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Golden Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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