Total Crime Rate

172.3 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 172.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Public order 33.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Westfield area has the 17th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Amble , and the 172nd 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 Westfield (NE65 0NR) in the last 12 months was 172.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 114.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westfield (NE65 0NR), 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 Westfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gibson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle View —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acklington Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1068 —
Sep 2025Public order Acklington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acklington Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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