Total Crime Rate

165.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 165.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beatrice Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 180th highest crime rate of 1,088 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 165.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 96.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beatrice Street (NE63 9BS), the main crime hotspot is near First Avenue. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beatrice Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Second Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhorn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodhorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castle Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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