Total Crime Rate
186.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beech Terrace area has the 19th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 152nd 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 Beech Terrace (NE63 0QG) in the last 12 months was 186.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% lower than the Ashington Central average (216.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 107.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beech Terrace (NE63 0QG), the main crime hotspot is near Fifth Avenue. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ashington Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sixth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Redwood Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fifth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | College Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | College Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redwood Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Eighth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fifth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Eighth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Redwood Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sixth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sixth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sixth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sixth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sixth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Seventh Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seventh Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fifth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | College Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fifth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkside Court | Under investigation |
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