Total Crime Rate

135.9 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 135.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 7th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Choppington , and the 226th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashington Drive (NE62 5EJ) in the last 12 months was 135.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% higher than the Choppington average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashington Drive (NE62 5EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Coleridge Drive. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashington Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Coleridge Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coleridge Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northway —
Sep 2025Public order Stakeford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hill Top Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ashington Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stakeford Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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