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Crime · Ashington
Reported crime in Ashington
3,654 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 129 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
3,654
Rate / 1,000
129
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,259 | 34% |
| Anti social behaviour | 697 | 19% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 349 | 10% |
| Shoplifting | 311 | 9% |
| Public order | 248 | 7% |
| Burglary | 165 | 5% |
| Vehicle crime | 163 | 4% |
| Other theft | 153 | 4% |
| Other crime | 133 | 4% |
| Drugs | 64 | 2% |
| Possession of weapons | 35 | 1% |
| Robbery | 34 | 1% |
| Bicycle theft | 28 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 15 | 0% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 137 | 133 | 135 | 137 | 115 | 118 | 42 | 74 | 83 | 89 | 97 | 99 | 1259 |
| Anti social behaviour | 66 | 47 | 43 | 95 | 35 | 39 | 44 | 56 | 55 | 75 | 77 | 65 | 697 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 36 | 41 | 42 | 37 | 29 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 18 | 349 |
| Shoplifting | 43 | 26 | 33 | 22 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 36 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 311 |
| Public order | 28 | 33 | 39 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 248 |
| Burglary | 23 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 16 | 165 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 | 32 | 37 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 163 |
| Other theft | 16 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 153 |
| Other crime | 19 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 133 |
| Drugs | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 64 | |
| Possession of weapons | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 35 | |
| Robbery | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 34 | |
| Bicycle theft | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 28 | ||||
| Theft from the person | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| Total | 396 | 381 | 406 | 391 | 300 | 273 | 117 | 192 | 273 | 307 | 343 | 275 | 3654 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Ashington, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 28,279.