Total Crime Rate

46.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Andrew Drive area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Amble , and the 468th lowest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Andrew Drive (NE65 0QY) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Andrew Drive (NE65 0QY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Andrew Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alndale —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Links Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stephenson Road —
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 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Glendale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glendale —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leslie Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stephenson Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alndale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tynedale —
Sep 2025Public order Tynedale Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Andrew Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andrew Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Anne Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Links Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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