Total Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 87.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Pennine Drive area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 345th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pennine Drive (NE63 0TE) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% lower than the Ashington Central average (173.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennine Drive (NE63 0TE), the main crime hotspot is near Debdon Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Pennine Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falstone Crescent —
Apr 2026Other crime Debdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Debdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Debdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Falstone Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Falstone Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Falstone Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Debdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falstone Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falstone Crescent —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 11 of 11

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑