Total Crime Rate

388.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 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

Sycamore Street 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 Sycamore Street (NE63 0HL) 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 Sycamore Street (NE63 0HL), the main crime hotspot is near First Avenue. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sycamore Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Second Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosalind Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosalind Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Third Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Third Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Third Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Third Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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