Total Crime Rate

2174.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

455.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2174.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 979.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 455.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 398.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 317.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 113.8 10/10
  • Public order 105.7 10/10
  • Other theft 52.9 10/10
  • Burglary 48.8 10/10
  • Drugs 36.6 10/10
  • Other crime 32.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.4 10/10
  • Robbery 20.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.2 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beaumont Street area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beaumont Street (NE24 1HP) in the last 12 months was 2174.8 per 1,000 residents and was 846.5% higher than the Croft average (229.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 241 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 455.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaumont Street (NE24 1HP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 294 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Beaumont Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stephen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thoroton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keelmans Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaforth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maddison Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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