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Crime in NE63 0SJ

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

Neighbourhood
Ashington Hirst
Council
Northumberland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,468 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE63 0SJ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 60.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE63 0SJ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
60.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
133
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 0SJNational
Violence and sexual offences40.523.6
Burglary26.19.1
Anti-social behaviour23.610.7
Criminal damage and arson14.14.7
Public order13.34.6
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Shoplifting6.68.4
Other theft5.44.5
Other crime4.51.5
Possession of weapons3.40.9
Drugs2.72.4
Robbery2.11.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person0.92.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
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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