Total Crime Rate

318.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 318.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 215.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 54.7 8/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Robbery 16.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
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Crime overview

Glenwood area has the 11th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 49th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Glenwood (NE63 8EL) in the last 12 months was 318.3 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% higher than the Ashington Central average (173.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glenwood (NE63 8EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Glenwood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coupland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons East Pastures Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Larchwood Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawksmoor Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawksmoor Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenwood —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coupland Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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