Total Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 25.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Norham Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Amble , and the 279th lowest crime rate of 1,088 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 Norham Drive (NE65 0GU) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norham Drive (NE65 0GU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alnwick Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norham Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1068 —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Etal Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ford Crescent —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ford Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alnwick Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alnwick Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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