Crime Rates at Hawthorn Road, Ashington, NE63 9AX

Hawthorn Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 39th 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 Hawthorn Road (NE63 9AX) in the last 12 months was 413.4 per 1,000 residents and was 90.7% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 360.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 192.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Road (NE63 9AX), the main crime hotspot is near Fifth Avenue. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.