Total Crime Rate

163.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 163.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.5 10/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cresswell Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Amble , and the 156th 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 Cresswell Road (NE61 5HT) in the last 12 months was 163.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% higher than the Amble average (114.4 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -17.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 81.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cresswell Road (NE61 5HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windmill Hill, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rede Court (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cresswell Road area

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Data Sources

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