Total Crime Rate

151.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 151.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Kirkwell Cottages area has the 19th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Amble , and the 206th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kirkwell Cottages (NE65 0JN) in the last 12 months was 151.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% higher than the Amble average (115.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -91.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -91.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 62.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Kirkwell Cottages area

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Data Sources

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