Total Crime Rate

89.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.5 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 89.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 34.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 25.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lyon Court area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 336th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyon Court (NE63 0FA) in the last 12 months was 89.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% lower than the Ashington Central average (173.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyon Court (NE63 0FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harrison Crescent, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Salisbury Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lyon Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rochester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chichester Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armstrong Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pembroke Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armstrong Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Armstrong Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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