Total Crime Rate

126.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 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
  • Theft from the person 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 27th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 258th highest crime rate of 1,088 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 Newbiggin Road (NE63 0TQ) in the last 12 months was 126.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newbiggin Road (NE63 0TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 16 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Falstone Crescent
Sep 2025Robbery Eighth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falstone Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falstone Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newbiggin 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 College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newbiggin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbiggin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Eighth Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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