Total Crime Rate

134.7 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 134.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.7 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

South Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bamburgh , and the 231st 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 South Road (NE71 6QE) in the last 12 months was 134.7 per 1,000 residents and was 236.0% higher than the Bamburgh average (40.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (NE71 6QE), 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 South Road 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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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