Total Crime Rate

335.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.7 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 335.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 136.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.8 10/10
  • Other theft 27.3 10/10
  • Public order 27.3 10/10
  • Other crime 23.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.7 10/10
  • Robbery 11.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Cavendish Terrace area has the 9th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 45th 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 Cavendish Terrace (NE63 0EX) in the last 12 months was 335.9 per 1,000 residents and was 93.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 136.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Terrace (NE63 0EX), 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 Cavendish Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitford Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milburn Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acacia Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fifth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fifth Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acacia Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lesbury Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Terrace —
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 theft Acacia Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Acacia Terrace Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitford Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitford Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Terrace —
Apr 2026Burglary Cavendish Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pont Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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