Total Crime Rate

887.5 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 887.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 600.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.8 9/10
  • Public order 45.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.5 10/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Robbery 12.5 9/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lowther Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 4th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowther Close (NE63 0HY) in the last 12 months was 887.5 per 1,000 residents and was 309.4% higher than the Ashington Central average (216.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 144 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 150.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 480.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowther Close (NE63 0HY), the main crime hotspot is near Hedley Way. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lowther Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hedley Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hedley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wallington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wallington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallington Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hedley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hedley Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hedley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hedley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falstone Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hedley Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hedley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hedley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hedley Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hedley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hedley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hedley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hedley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falstone Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hedley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Falstone Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hedley Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedley Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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