Total Crime Rate

468.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 468.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 200.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.8 10/10
  • Other theft 50.2 10/10
  • Public order 37.7 10/10
  • Burglary 20.9 10/10
  • Drugs 20.9 10/10
  • Other crime 20.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Katherine Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 30th 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 Katherine Street (NE63 9DJ) in the last 12 months was 468.6 per 1,000 residents and was 116.2% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -76.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 246.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Katherine Street (NE63 9DJ), the main crime hotspot is near First Avenue. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Katherine Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosalind Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosalind Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rosalind Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodhorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castle Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Second Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodhorn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Third Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Third Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Third Avenue Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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