Total Crime Rate

299.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 299.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 149.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 76.4 9/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Meadowburn area has the 5th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Amble , and the 70th 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 Meadowburn (NE65 0PH) in the last 12 months was 299.0 per 1,000 residents and was 158.2% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -77.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 267.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowburn (NE65 0PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Straffen Court (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadowburn area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Percy Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Drive —
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Data Sources

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