Total Crime Rate
144.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
81.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Andrews Terrace area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ashington Central , and the 179th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Andrews Terrace (NE63 9DR) in the last 12 months was 144.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 81.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Andrews Terrace (NE63 9DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sixth Avenue, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Welfare Crescent (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Welfare Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ariel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sixth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sixth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sixth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sixth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hebron Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hawthorn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hawthorn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawthorn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ariel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Welfare Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sixth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Welfare Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sixth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Berrymoor | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sixth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sixth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Third Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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