Total Crime Rate

435.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 435.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 143.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.4 10/10
  • Public order 56.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 34.1 7/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 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

Simonside Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Amble , and the 34th 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 Simonside Crescent (NE65 9YB) in the last 12 months was 435.6 per 1,000 residents and was 276.2% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 204.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.4% 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 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 Simonside Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hartside Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simonside Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lake View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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