Total Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 63.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Mitford Drive area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 470th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Mitford Drive (NE63 0LR) in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% lower than the Ashington Central average (173.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mitford Drive (NE63 0LR), the main crime hotspot is near Pont Street. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Mitford Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cavendish Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavendish Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lesbury Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ford Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Haydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milburn Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitford Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitford Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitford Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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