Total Crime Rate

70.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bywell Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 469th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bywell Road (NE63 0LN) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% 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 9 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 Anti-social behaviour ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bywell Road (NE63 0LN), 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 Bywell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Goodwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lesbury Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Norham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Milburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Milburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milburn Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Bywell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bywell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lesbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitford Drive —
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haydon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bolsover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cavendish Terrace 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Farne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Seaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery North Seaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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