Total Crime Rate

105.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wansbeck Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 310th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wansbeck Road (NE63 8HZ) in the last 12 months was 105.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% lower than the Ashington Central average (216.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wansbeck Road (NE63 8HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Booths Road. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wansbeck Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booths Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Booths Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Norfolk Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Essex Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bath Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bath Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Booths Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Institute Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Booths Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wansbeck Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wansbeck Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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