Total Crime Rate

169.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 169.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Public order 38.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Pines area has the 12th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Amble , and the 148th 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 The Pines (NE65 9DP) in the last 12 months was 169.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% higher than the Amble average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 84.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Pines (NE65 9DP), the main crime hotspot is near Chibburn Avenue. Police recorded 56 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 The Pines area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beachcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lake View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beachcroft —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitefield Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitefield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whitefield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitefield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitefield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Druridge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beachcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedgehope Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitefield Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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