Northumbria Police

Crime in Ashington

Street-level crime statistics for Ashington based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 5,104 crimes in last 12 months

11 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

5,104 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓16.9% vs Previous 12 Months

11/100 Safety Score

26% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 5,104 total crimes recorded in Ashington

Violent Crime

1,698

↓11%

Anti-Social Behaviour

915

↓25%

Criminal Damage & Arson

558

↓8%

Shoplifting

435

↓50%

Public Order

391

Other Theft

244

↓12%

Vehicle Crime

210

Burglary

193

↓10%

Other Crime

182

Drugs

138

↑9%

Possession of Weapons

↓20%

Robbery

Bicycle Theft

↑19%

Theft from Person

↑8%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Ashington

02/23

03/23

04/23

05/23

06/23

07/23

08/23

09/23

10/23

11/23

12/23

01/24

508

02/24

482

03/24

489

04/24

517

05/24

540

06/24

622

07/24

591

08/24

583

09/24

552

10/24

424

11/24

365

12/24

471

01/25

400

02/25

473

03/25

419

04/25

473

05/25

449

06/25

513

07/25

484

08/25

518

09/25

494

10/25

386

11/25

349

12/25

146

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Ashington (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Ashington

January 2026 146 crimes December 2025 349 crimes November 2025 386 crimes October 2025 494 crimes September 2025 518 crimes August 2025 484 crimes July 2025 513 crimes June 2025 449 crimes May 2025 473 crimes April 2025 419 crimes March 2025 473 crimes February 2025 400 crimes January 2025 471 crimes December 2024 365 crimes November 2024 424 crimes October 2024 552 crimes September 2024 583 crimes August 2024 591 crimes July 2024 622 crimes June 2024 540 crimes May 2024 517 crimes April 2024 489 crimes March 2024 482 crimes February 2024 508 crimes January 2024 0 crimes December 2023 0 crimes November 2023 0 crimes October 2023 0 crimes September 2023 0 crimes August 2023 0 crimes July 2023 0 crimes June 2023 0 crimes May 2023 0 crimes April 2023 0 crimes March 2023 0 crimes February 2023 0 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Northumbria Police

Sunderland Central Sunderland East Farringdon, Pennywell, Pallion, Silksworth and Ryhope (Sunderland West) Carley Hill, Hylton Red House, Witherwack, Fulwell and Roker (Sunderland North) Washington Houghton Riverside and West Shields Boldon, Cleadon, Whitburn Hebburn and Jarrow Gateshead Central Leam Lane, Wardley, Heworth, Felling and Bill Quay (Gateshead East) Low Fell and Allerdene Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West) Blaydon, Winlaton, Ryton, Rowlands Gill and Chopwell (Gateshead Outer West) North Shields Whitley Bay Wallsend Killingworth Westerhope and Newburn Gosforth and Great Park Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon Fenham and Scotswood Benwell and Elswick Newcastle Central Jesmond and Heaton Byker and Walker Bedlington Blyth Cramlington Morpeth Alnwick Berwick East Tynedale West Tynedale View all Northumbria Police neighbourhoods

Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.