Total Crime Rate

195.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 195.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Station Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 112th 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 Station Road (NE63 8HE) in the last 12 months was 195.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% higher than the Ashington Central average (173.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -32.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 86.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (NE63 8HE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Station Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rotary Parkway —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bath Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Field View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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