Total Crime Rate

10.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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 James Estate area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Alnwick , and the 85th lowest crime rate of 1,088 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 James Estate (NE66 1BG) in the last 12 months was 10.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% lower than the Alnwick average (120.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Estate (NE66 1BG), the main crime hotspot is near Cawledge View. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cawledge View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Bridge Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cawledge View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cawledge View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cawledge View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cawledge View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cawledge View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cawledge View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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