Total Crime Rate

97.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Other crime 13.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Sandpiper Way area has the 29th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 313th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Sandpiper Way (NE63 0DB) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandpiper Way (NE63 0DB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sandpiper Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Blackclose Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackclose Estate —
Apr 2026Other crime Blackclose Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cygnet Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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