Total Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Andrews Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hexham Central with Acomb , and the 480th lowest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Andrews Road (NE46 2EY) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% lower than the Hexham Central with Acomb average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Andrews Road (NE46 2EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cattle Market, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vine Terrace (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Hexham Central with Acomb

Crime Over Time in St Andrews Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cattle Market β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowgarth β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cattle Market β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cattle Market β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cattle Market Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowgarth β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Wilfrid'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Hilda'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hencotes β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hencotes β€”
Sep 2025Other crime St Mary'S Chare Under investigation

Data Sources

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