Total Crime Rate

322.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 322.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 59.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.8 10/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Willow Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Amble , and the 65th 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 Willow Way (NE61 5BQ) in the last 12 months was 322.4 per 1,000 residents and was 178.4% higher than the Amble average (115.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Way (NE61 5BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Primrose Way. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tulip Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Primrose Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Primrose Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lynemouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Primrose Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warkworth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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