Total Crime Rate

204.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 204.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashcroft area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ponteland East and Stannington , and the 124th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashcroft (NE20 0BF) in the last 12 months was 204.7 per 1,000 residents and was 262.9% higher than the Ponteland East and Stannington average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 90.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashcroft (NE20 0BF), the main crime hotspot is near Bergerac Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashcroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Alleyn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alleyn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bergerac Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bergerac Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bergerac Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bergerac Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bergerac Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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