Postcode · Ashington
Crime in NE63 8UT
How much crime is recorded in NE63 8UT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashington West & South
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,158 (2024)
NE63 8UTAshington
How safe is NE63 8UT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE63 8UT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 8UTNational
Anti-social behaviour17.210.7
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Burglary8.69.1
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime1.71.5
Public order1.54.6
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
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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.