Total Crime Rate

60.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 60.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sycamore Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 487th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Sycamore Street (NE63 0BD) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.4% lower than the Ashington Central average (173.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -96.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Street (NE63 0BD), 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 Sycamore Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Ashington Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashington Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashington Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashington Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Terrace —
Apr 2026Other theft 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Acacia Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acacia Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reiverdale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashington Bus Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashington Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashington Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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