Total Crime Rate

410.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 410.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 110.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.0 8/10
  • Other theft 40.0 10/10
  • Burglary 30.0 10/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Beaumont Street 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 Beaumont Street (NE46 3LS) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Beaumont Street (NE46 3LS), the main crime hotspot is near Cecil Terrace. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Hexham Central with Acomb

Crime Over Time in Beaumont Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime St Mary'S Chare Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Row β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hallgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hallgate β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cecil Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cecil Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cecil Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Row Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Back Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cattle Market β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cattle Market β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cattle Market β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Place β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowgarth β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowgarth β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cecil Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hencotes β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hencotes β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cecil Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cecil Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Hilda'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cattle Market Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gilesgate β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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