Total Crime Rate

151.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 151.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 25th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 205th 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 8JB) in the last 12 months was 151.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wansbeck Road (NE63 8JB), 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booths Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Norfolk Close 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
Sep 2025Other crime Institute Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bath Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bath Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Booths Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Booths Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Booths Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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