Total Crime Rate

46.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Central Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Amble , and the 464th lowest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Central Avenue (NE65 0NQ) in the last 12 months was 46.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Avenue (NE65 0NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Acklington Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Central Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alnwick Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alnwick Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acklington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Acklington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Etal Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1068 —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gibson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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