Total Crime Rate

531.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 531.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 151.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.8 10/10
  • Burglary 22.3 10/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.9 10/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kent Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 24th highest crime rate of 1,088 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 Kent Close (NE63 8QD) in the last 12 months was 531.3 per 1,000 residents and was 145.1% higher than the Ashington Central average (216.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 156.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Close (NE63 8QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Essex Close, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Devon Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kent Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Kent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingate Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Devon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Corbridge Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corbridge Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Powburn Place —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Essex Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cheshire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft High Market Under investigation
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Data Sources

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