Crime Rates at Farne Avenue, Ashington, NE63 0LS

Farne Avenue 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 Farne Avenue (NE63 0LS) 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 Farne Avenue (NE63 0LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pont Street, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fourth Avenue (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.