Total Crime Rate

284.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

164.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 284.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 164.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.3 9/10
  • Public order 44.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.0 10/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.7 6/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queen Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Amble , and the 61st highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Queen Street (NE65 0DA) in the last 12 months was 284.8 per 1,000 residents and was 149.0% higher than the Amble average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 164.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Street (NE65 0DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cross Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queen Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dovecote Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dovecote Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Straffen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Straffen Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Aidan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dovecote Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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