Total Crime Rate

185.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 185.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beaconsfield Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 156th 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 Beaconsfield Street (NE24 2DP) in the last 12 months was 185.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the Croft average (275.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaconsfield Street (NE24 2DP), the main crime hotspot is near Carlton Street. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beaconsfield Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maughan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rink Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Maughan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maughan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1327
Sep 2025Shoplifting Havelock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Havelock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horton Street
Sep 2025Public order Blyth Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horton Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Havelock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Havelock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Post Office Street

Data Sources

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