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

Pont Street 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 Pont Street (NE63 0HH) 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 Pont Street (NE63 0HH), 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 Pont Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitford Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cavendish Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavendish Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acacia Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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