Total Crime Rate

120.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 30.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Black Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 228th 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 Black Close (NE63 8TE) in the last 12 months was 120.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Black Close (NE63 8TE), the main crime hotspot is near Jubilee Estate. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Black Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Blackclose Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackclose Bank —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cygnet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackclose Estate —
Apr 2026Other crime Blackclose Estate Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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