Total Crime Rate

87.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lyon Court area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 388th highest crime rate of 1,088 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 87.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% lower than the Ashington Central average (216.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyon Court (NE63 0FA), the main crime hotspot is near Harrison Crescent. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lyon Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glendale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harrison Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harrison Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Chichester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harrison Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Harrison Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Albans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Pembroke Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pembroke Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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