Amble, Shilbottle & Swarland
Middle areaEast Northumberland. 13,037 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 102 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 55% of people in Amble, Shilbottle & Swarland live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Amble, Shilbottle & Swarland
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Amble, Shilbottle & Swarland at a rate of 66.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.4 per 1,000 people across Northumberland.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 300 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 224 |
| Other crime | 148 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 87 |
| Shoplifting | 35 |
| Burglary | 33 |
| Vehicle crime | 23 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Amble, Shilbottle & Swarland compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Amble, Shilbottle & Swarland safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Amble, Shilbottle & Swarland at a rate of 66.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.4 per 1,000 people across Northumberland.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 65 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Amble, Shilbottle & Swarland.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (300), violence and sexual offences (224) and other crime (148).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Northumberland
These figures are published for the whole of Northumberland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Northumberland and not Amble, Shilbottle & Swarland alone. See Northumberland
Amble, Shilbottle & Swarland in brief
The median price paid for a home in Amble, Shilbottle & Swarland was £250,000 in 2025.
Amble, Shilbottle & Swarland had 12,641 usual residents at the census.
About 55% of people in Amble, Shilbottle & Swarland live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Amble, Shilbottle & Swarland, 53.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.