Total Crime Rate

278.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 278.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.3 10/10
  • Public order 57.0 10/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queen Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Amble , and the 78th 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 Queen Street (NE65 0DD) in the last 12 months was 278.5 per 1,000 residents and was 140.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -90.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 145.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Street (NE65 0DD), 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 Queen Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Public order George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartington Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartington Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cartington Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henderson Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Percy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cartington Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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