Total Crime Rate

362.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

130.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 362.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 130.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.5 10/10
  • Burglary 19.3 10/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hawthorn Mews area has the 6th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 35th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorn Mews (NE63 9BF) in the last 12 months was 362.3 per 1,000 residents and was 108.7% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 130.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Mews (NE63 9BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sixth Avenue, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fifth Avenue (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fifth Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fifth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seventh Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sixth Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Sixth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sixth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sixth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sixth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sixth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sixth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sixth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sixth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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