Crime Rates at Amble Close, Blyth, NE24 4QE

Amble Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Kitty Brewster , and the 135th 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 Amble Close (NE24 4QE) in the last 12 months was 175.3 per 1,000 residents and was 198.8% higher than the Kitty Brewster average (58.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amble Close (NE24 4QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shelley Crescent (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.