Total Crime Rate
90.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Carnaby Drive area has the 27th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Amble , and the 332nd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Carnaby Drive (NE65 9FG) in the last 12 months was 90.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carnaby Drive (NE65 9FG), the main crime hotspot is near Carnaby Drive. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Druridge Bay| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beachcroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beachcroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carnaby Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beachcroft | — |
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