Total Crime Rate

413.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 413.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 90.6 10/10
  • Public order 35.4 10/10
  • Burglary 31.5 10/10
  • Drugs 27.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Other crime 19.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Robbery 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hawthorn Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 39th 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 Hawthorn Road (NE63 0QX) in the last 12 months was 413.4 per 1,000 residents and was 90.7% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 360.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 192.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Road (NE63 0QX), the main crime hotspot is near First Avenue. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Second Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Third Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Third Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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