Total Crime Rate

63.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 63.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Embleton Walk area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 501st highest crime rate of 1,088 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 Embleton Walk (NE63 8UD) in the last 12 months was 63.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% lower than the Ashington Central average (216.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 5 cases , down -28.6% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Embleton Walk (NE63 8UD), 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 Embleton Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Kent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Powburn Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingate Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corbridge Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Corbridge Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Devon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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