Postcode · Ashington
Crime in NE63 8DD
How much crime is recorded in NE63 8DD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashington West & South
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,324 (2024)
NE63 8DDAshington
How safe is NE63 8DD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE63 8DD area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 8DDNational
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Burglary6.19.1
Public order3.44.6
Other crime2.01.5
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.