Total Crime Rate

279.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 279.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 149.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 59.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 29.9 6/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 80 local areas in Amble , and the 65th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 279.1 per 1,000 residents and was 144.0% higher than the Amble average (114.4 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 229.2% 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 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Straffen Court (9 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Philip Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chillingham Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Philip Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dovecote Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Straffen Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Straffen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dovecote Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadowburn Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dovecote Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fontburn —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Cuthbert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Percy Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Philip Drive —
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Data Sources

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