Crime Rates at Chestnut Street, Ashington, NE63 0BW

Chestnut Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Street (NE63 0BW) in the last 12 months was 1074.1 per 1,000 residents and was 395.4% higher than the Ashington Central average (216.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 35.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -47.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 423.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Street (NE63 0BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashington Bus Station, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near First Avenue (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.