Total Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

North Seaton Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 328th 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 North Seaton Road (NE63 0JR) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Seaton Road (NE63 0JR), the main crime hotspot is near Milburn Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Seaton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Milburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Milburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Cavendish Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cavendish Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haydon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitford Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lesbury Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lesbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bywell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bywell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milburn Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cavendish Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bolsover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Goodwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery North Seaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Roseneath Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roseneath Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Seaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farne Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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