Total Crime Rate

288.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 288.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.9 9/10
  • Burglary 28.3 10/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Other crime 17.0 10/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 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
  • 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

Maple Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 59th 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 Maple Street (NE63 0BU) in the last 12 months was 288.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 141.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maple Street (NE63 0BU), the main crime hotspot is near Fifth Avenue. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Maple Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fifth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fifth Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cavendish Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Third Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Third Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavendish Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milburn Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rosalind Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pont Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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