Total Crime Rate

1074.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1074.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 316.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 197.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 185.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 94.7 10/10
  • Public order 94.7 10/10
  • Burglary 61.7 10/10
  • Other theft 53.5 10/10
  • Drugs 20.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
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

Woodhorn Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 3rd 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 Woodhorn Road (NE63 9AA) in the last 12 months was 1074.1 per 1,000 residents and was 395.4% higher 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 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 35.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -47.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 423.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodhorn Road (NE63 9AA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodhorn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ashington Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashington Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Terrace —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashington Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashington Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashington Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ashington Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashington Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashington Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashington Bus Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Poplar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Poplar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poplar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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