Total Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Brinkburn Place area has the 27th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Amble , and the 410th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brinkburn Place (NE65 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 81.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brinkburn Place (NE65 0BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Straffen Court. Police recorded 30 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 Brinkburn Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cartington Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Percy Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leslie Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henderson Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Percy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartington Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cartington Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartington Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smith Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smith Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smith Street —
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Data Sources

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