Total Crime Rate

332.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

178.6 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 332.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 178.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Alexandra Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 46th 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 9LB) in the last 12 months was 332.4 per 1,000 residents and was 91.5% higher 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 178.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (NE63 9LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sixth Avenue, where police recorded 75 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sixth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Welfare Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Welfare Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welfare Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windy Gyle
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ariel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ariel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heatherhope Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Berrymoor 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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sixth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sixth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sixth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sixth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sixth Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hebron Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweethope Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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