Total Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 47.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Johns Estate area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Amble , and the 506th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Johns Estate (NE65 9TH) in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Estate (NE65 9TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Simonside Crescent (15 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitefield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitefield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitefield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whitefield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitefield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitefield Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartside Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Johns Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Druridge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lake View —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Simonside Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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