Total Crime Rate
299.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Newmoor Close 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 Newmoor Close (NE65 0QD) 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 Newmoor Close (NE65 0QD), the main crime hotspot is near Tynedale. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Amble| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Anne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Andrew Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alndale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alndale | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percy Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percy Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Percy Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Percy Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tynedale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tynedale | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leslie Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Andrew Drive | Under investigation |
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