Total Crime Rate

257.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 257.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.7 9/10
  • Public order 59.1 10/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dial Place 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 Dial Place (NE65 0XQ) 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 Dial Place (NE65 0XQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dial Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dial Place —
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Data Sources

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