Total Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.6 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 56.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Milburn Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 511th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milburn Road (NE63 0NA) in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milburn Road (NE63 0NA), the main crime hotspot is near Fifth Avenue. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Milburn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seventh Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ford Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Haydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fifth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fifth Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lesbury Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milburn Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitford Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Cavendish Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pont Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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