Total Crime Rate

263.2 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 263.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

East Acres area has the 7th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Amble , and the 84th 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 East Acres (NE61 5NS) in the last 12 months was 263.2 per 1,000 residents and was 127.3% higher than the Amble average (115.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 143.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Acres (NE61 5NS), the main crime hotspot is near De Merley Gardens. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East Acres area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson De Merley Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson De Merley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Gables Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Merley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gables End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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