Total Crime Rate

97.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

East Acres area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Amble , and the 306th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Acres (NE61 5NT) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Acres (NE61 5NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gables End, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkside Gardens (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in East Acres area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parkside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Southside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gables End Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East Acres Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gables End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gables End Under investigation
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Data Sources

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