Total Crime Rate

105.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Gables End area has the 25th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Amble , and the 319th 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 Gables End (NE61 5RR) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gables End (NE61 5RR), the main crime hotspot is near East Acres. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gables End area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Gables Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gables End Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lintonburn Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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