Crime Rates at Kirkley Drive, Ashington, NE63 9RD

Kirkley Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in College , and the 402nd highest crime rate of 1,088 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 Kirkley Drive (NE63 9RD) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% lower than the College average (189.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkley Drive (NE63 9RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sixth Avenue, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Debdon Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.