Total Crime Rate
410.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025West End Terrace area has the 4th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hexham Central with Acomb , and the 41st highest crime rate of 1,088 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 West End Terrace (NE46 3DB) in the last 12 months was 410.0 per 1,000 residents and was 238.4% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -35.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West End Terrace (NE46 3DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Priestlands Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hexham Central with Acomb| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hencotes | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hencotes | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Marks Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Marks Road | Under investigation |
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