Total Crime Rate

149.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beatrice Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 170th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Beatrice Street (NE63 9BS) in the last 12 months was 149.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% lower than the Ashington Central average (173.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 92.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beatrice Street (NE63 9BS), the main crime hotspot is near First Avenue. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Beatrice Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime First Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosalind Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour First Avenue
Apr 2026Burglary First Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime First Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Woodhorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Third Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Third Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rosalind Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rosalind Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rosalind Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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