Total Crime Rate
33.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Glenside area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Amble , and the 360th lowest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Glenside (NE61 5LS) in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glenside (NE61 5LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glenside, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warkworth Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Amble| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Irthing | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fontburn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warkworth Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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