Total Crime Rate

342.5 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 342.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 150.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Drugs 22.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Alnwick , and the 56th 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 St James Estate (NE66 1BQ) in the last 12 months was 342.5 per 1,000 residents and was 183.5% higher than the Alnwick average (120.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 266.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 225.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Estate (NE66 1BQ), 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cawledge View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cawledge View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Terrace Under investigation
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 2025Public order Cawledge View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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