Total Crime Rate

22.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 22.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newbiggin Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 231st lowest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newbiggin Road (NE63 0TH) in the last 12 months was 22.1 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ).

In the area around Newbiggin Road (NE63 0TH), the main crime hotspot is near Seventh Avenue. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newbiggin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newbiggin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Seventh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newbiggin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Heron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Eighth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newbiggin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbiggin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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