Total Crime Rate

183.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 183.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Public order 34.6 10/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poplar Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Poplar Street (NE63 0AT) in the last 12 months was 183.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% higher than the Ashington Central average (173.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 93.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Street (NE63 0AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashington Bus Station, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Poplar Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashington Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashington Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavendish Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashington Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashington Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashington Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashington Bus Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashington Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashington Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashington Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashington Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashington Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reiverdale Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashington Bus Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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