Crime Rate in Ashington Central, ward

Ashington Central has the 3rd highest crime rate of 66 wards in Northumberland district and the 240th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 19th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ashington Central in the last 12 months was 216.8 per 1,000 residents and was 133.0% higher than the Northumberland district average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ashington Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 348 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 45.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 466 (≈ 94.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ashington Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 210 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.