Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Kingsley Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Amble , and the 487th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsley Road (NE61 5YB) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% lower than the Amble average (115.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsley Road (NE61 5YB), 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 Kingsley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Park Road 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 Dalton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Albion Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsley Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson 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 —
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Data Sources

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