Total Crime Rate

131.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Public order 33.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Johns Estate area has the 20th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Amble , and the 237th highest crime rate of 1,088 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 St Johns Estate (NE65 9RU) in the last 12 months was 131.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% higher than the Amble average (115.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 87.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Estate (NE65 9RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Simonside Crescent (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simonside Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hartside Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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