Total Crime Rate
120.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beatty Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bedlington Central , and the 272nd 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 Beatty Road (NE22 5AR) in the last 12 months was 120.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% lower than the Bedlington Central average (140.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beatty Road (NE22 5AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stanley Grove, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lily Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bedlington Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hudson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lily Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bellingham Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alfred Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alfred Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knox Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Alfred Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornwell Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatty Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cornwell Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cornwell Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hudson Avenue | Under investigation |
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