Crime Rates at Pont Street, Ashington, NE63 0PY

Pont Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 31st 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 Pont Street (NE63 0PY) in the last 12 months was 451.5 per 1,000 residents and was 108.3% higher 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 237.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pont Street (NE63 0PY), the main crime hotspot is near Fifth Avenue. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.