Total Crime Rate

10.7 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 10.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Primrose Court area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 81st 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 Primrose Court (NE63 8ES) in the last 12 months was 10.7 per 1,000 residents and was 95.1% lower than the Ashington Central average (216.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Court (NE63 8ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Ford Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oatfield Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Primrose Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Ford Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harelaw Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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