Total Crime Rate

177.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 177.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.6 10/10
  • Other crime 16.5 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dalton Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Amble , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 1,088 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 Dalton Avenue (NE61 5TD) in the last 12 months was 177.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalton Avenue (NE61 5TD), the main crime hotspot is near Boland Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dalton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Albion Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albion Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Boland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Boland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fenham Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyne Terrace —
Sep 2025Burglary Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsley Road —

Data Sources

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