Total Crime Rate
257.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brewery Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Amble , and the 86th 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 Brewery Lane (NE65 0UX) in the last 12 months was 257.4 per 1,000 residents and was 122.3% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 139.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 452.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brewery Lane (NE65 0UX), the main crime hotspot is near St Lawrence Terrace. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 19 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 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lawrence Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lawrence Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lawrence Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lawrence Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dial Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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