Crime Rates at College Road, Ashington, NE63 0TU

College Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in College , and the 436th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 College Road (NE63 0TU) in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% lower than the College average (161.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (NE63 0TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hedley Way, where police recorded 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Debdon Road (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.