Total Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 31.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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 lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Choppington , and the 344th 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 5EQ) in the last 12 months was 31.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashington Drive (NE62 5EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheepwash Bank (11 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stakeford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stakeford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hill Top Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashington Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Byron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Byron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northway —
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Data Sources

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