Total Crime Rate

14.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 14.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Ashington Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Choppington , and the 126th lowest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashington Drive (NE62 5AL) in the last 12 months was 14.8 per 1,000 residents and was 86.2% lower than the Choppington average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 88.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashington Drive (NE62 5AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashington Drive, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thornhill Gardens (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashington Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Glendale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wansbeck Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fairway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glendale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashington Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashington Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Glendale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Glendale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Glendale Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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