Total Crime Rate

144.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 144.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Alexandra Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 179th 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 Alexandra Road (NE63 9LA) in the last 12 months was 144.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% lower than the Ashington Central average (173.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 81.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (NE63 9LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alexandra Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Welfare Crescent (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Alexandra Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Berrymoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welfare Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Welfare Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ariel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ariel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heatherhope Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Welfare Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hebron Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tweed Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Tweed Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windy Gyle —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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