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Crime in NE63 0LS

How much crime is recorded in NE63 0LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Ashington West & South
Council
Northumberland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,342 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE63 0LS

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE63 0LS area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

NE63 0LSNational
Violence and sexual offences25.523.6
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Burglary6.19.1
Other crime3.01.5
Public order3.04.6
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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