Postcode · Ashington
Crime in NE63 0QE
How much crime is recorded in NE63 0QE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashington West & South
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,264 (2024)
NE63 0QEAshington
How safe is NE63 0QE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE63 0QE area, below 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
26.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 0QENational
Shoplifting34.78.4
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Public order7.64.6
Burglary6.09.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other theft2.34.5
Robbery1.71.4
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Drugs0.22.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 52% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.