Postcode · Ashington
Crime in NE63 8NT
How much crime is recorded in NE63 8NT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashington West & South
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,750 (2024)
How safe is NE63 8NT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE63 8NT area, broadly in line with 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
33.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 8NTNational
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Burglary11.49.1
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Shoplifting7.98.4
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Public order5.14.6
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Other theft2.54.5
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.