Total Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 102.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ariel Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in College , and the 290th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Ariel Street (NE63 9HA) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% lower than the College average (161.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ariel Street (NE63 9HA), the main crime hotspot is near First Avenue. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ariel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Third Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windy Gyle —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Berrymoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Welfare Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Welfare Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welfare Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheviot View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Aln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Third Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime First Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime First Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary First Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour First Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tweed Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosalind Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Rosalind Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rosalind Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rosalind Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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