Total Crime Rate
318.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Warren Court area has the 11th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 49th 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 Warren Court (NE63 8LL) in the last 12 months was 318.3 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% higher than the Ashington Central average (173.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Warren Court (NE63 8LL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Larchwood Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glenwood | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lilac Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lilac Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawksmoor Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawksmoor Close | — |
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