Total Crime Rate

168.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 168.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

John Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Prudhoe North , and the 176th 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 John Street (NE42 5JA) in the last 12 months was 168.5 per 1,000 residents and was 240.3% higher than the Prudhoe North average (49.5 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 105.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Street (NE42 5JA), the main crime hotspot is near Biverfield Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in John Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6395 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dene Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rolley Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dene Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dene Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priestclose Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Biverfield Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B6395 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cheviot View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheviot View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paddock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Redwell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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