Crime Rates at Kestrel Drive, Ashington, NE63 8JS

Kestrel Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 172nd lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Kestrel Drive (NE63 8JS) in the last 12 months was 17.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% lower than the Ashington Central average (173.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kestrel Drive (NE63 8JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Ford Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alderwood (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.