Crime Rates at Maple Street, Ashington, NE63 0QL

Maple Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 39th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maple Street (NE63 0QL) in the last 12 months was 354.5 per 1,000 residents and was 104.2% higher than the Ashington Central average (173.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 163.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maple Street (NE63 0QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sixth Avenue, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fifth Avenue (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.