Postcode · Ashington
Crime in NE63 8LZ
How much crime is recorded in NE63 8LZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashington West & South
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,137 (2024)
NE63 8LZAshington
How safe is NE63 8LZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE63 8LZ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 8LZNational
Anti-social behaviour13.710.7
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Public order2.24.6
Other theft1.54.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.72.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.