Total Crime Rate

299.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.7 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 299.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 102.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 71.4 10/10
  • Other crime 40.2 10/10
  • Other theft 31.3 10/10
  • Burglary 22.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Milburn Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 52nd 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 Milburn Road (NE63 0HD) in the last 12 months was 299.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.3% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -43.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 102.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milburn Road (NE63 0HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pont Street, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Milburn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosalind Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavendish Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acacia Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cavendish Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rosalind Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rosalind Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rosalind Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Terrace —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Acacia Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Acacia Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acacia Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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