Total Crime Rate

388.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 388.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 174.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 84.8 10/10
  • Other theft 40.2 10/10
  • Other crime 26.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 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

Milburn Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 47th highest crime rate of 1,088 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 0HF) in the last 12 months was 388.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% higher than the Ashington Central average (216.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 183.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milburn Road (NE63 0HF), the main crime hotspot is near Fifth Avenue. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milburn Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Milburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milburn Road
Sep 2025Public order Milburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bolsover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cavendish Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cavendish Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cavendish Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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