Total Crime Rate

184.8 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 184.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 9/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 14th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Amble , and the 157th 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 5TH) in the last 12 months was 184.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 99.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalton Avenue (NE61 5TH), 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsley 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albion Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Albion Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albion Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Boland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Boland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boland Road
Sep 2025Burglary Park Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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