Total Crime Rate

51.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 51.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 14.4 3/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Knights Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Amble , and the 538th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Knights Road (NE65 0FA) in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% lower than the Amble average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knights Road (NE65 0FA), the main crime hotspot is near St Oswalds Close. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knights Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Barns Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guilden Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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