Total Crime Rate

205.4 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 205.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.4 9/10
  • Public order 26.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Craster Walk area has the 17th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 123rd 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 Craster Walk (NE63 8TZ) in the last 12 months was 205.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% lower than the Ashington Central average (216.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 107.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Craster Walk (NE63 8TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Devon Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Craster Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Home Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Devon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Home Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Kent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Powburn Place —
Sep 2025Other crime Home Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Market Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingate Way 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
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Data Sources

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