Total Crime Rate

192.8 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 192.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.4 10/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 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

Church Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Amble , and the 135th 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 Church Street (NE65 0DY) in the last 12 months was 192.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (NE65 0DY), 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 Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft 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 Cartington Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henderson Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Percy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order George Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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