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

Newmoor Close 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 Newmoor Close (NE65 0QD) 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 Newmoor Close (NE65 0QD), the main crime hotspot is near Tynedale. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newmoor Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tynedale Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadowburn Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tynedale Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Anne Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Philip Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Philip Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Philip Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fontburn —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Cuthbert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tynedale Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Percy Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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