Crime Rates at Bolam Drive, Ashington, NE63 9PG

Bolam Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in College , and the 101st highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bolam Drive (NE63 9PG) in the last 12 months was 205.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% higher 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 162.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolam Drive (NE63 9PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sixth Avenue, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Debdon Road (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.