Total Crime Rate

69.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 69.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 19.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old School Close area has the 31st highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Amble , and the 432nd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old School Close (NE61 5AP) in the last 12 months was 69.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% lower than the Amble average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old School Close (NE61 5AP), the main crime hotspot is near Old School Close. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old School Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Grey Arms Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Church Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grey Arms Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grey Arms Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grey Arms Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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