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Crime in NE63 0XQ

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

Neighbourhood
Ashington East
Council
Northumberland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
2,265 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE63 0XQ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE63 0XQ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
38.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
102
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 0XQNational
Anti-social behaviour37.010.7
Violence and sexual offences31.623.6
Burglary9.79.1
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Public order7.44.6
Shoplifting4.38.4
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.82.4
Robbery1.01.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
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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