Total Crime Rate

344.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 344.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 53.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.2 10/10
  • Public order 34.1 10/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Simonside Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Amble , and the 41st 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 Simonside Crescent (NE65 9YB) in the last 12 months was 344.7 per 1,000 residents and was 201.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 117.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Simonside Crescent (NE65 9YB), 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 Simonside Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitefield Crescent 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 Whitefield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitefield Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lake View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartside Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Simonside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Johns Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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