Total Crime Rate
165.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawthorn Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 180th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorn Road (NE63 9BQ) in the last 12 months was 165.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 96.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawthorn Road (NE63 9BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near First Avenue (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ashington Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosalind Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhorn Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhorn Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fourth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fourth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fourth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fourth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rosalind Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosalind Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fourth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pont Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawthorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hawthorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hawthorn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodhorn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pont Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pont Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pont Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | First Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | First Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | First Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | First Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | First Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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