Postcode district · Bamburgh
Crime in NE69
How much crime is recorded in NE69, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 3,066 (2024)
How safe is NE69
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE69, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NE69National
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Burglary5.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft3.14.5
Other crime2.61.5
Public order2.24.6
Shoplifting2.08.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.