Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Cresswell Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Amble , and the 533rd highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cresswell Road (NE61 5HS) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% lower than the Amble average (115.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 102.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cresswell Road (NE61 5HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glenside, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harthope (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cresswell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Irthing Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fontburn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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