Total Crime Rate

401.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 401.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 131.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 121.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.7 9/10
  • Public order 41.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Drugs 17.3 9/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • 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

Waterloo Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 26th 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 Waterloo Road (NE24 1BU) in the last 12 months was 401.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% higher than the Croft average (229.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 121.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (NE24 1BU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 308 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Waterloo Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B1328 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaforth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haughton Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1328 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1328 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1328 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B1328 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1328 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1328 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1328 —
Apr 2026Burglary Princess Louise Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maddison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour French Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Coomassie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences French Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Croft Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Croft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Croft Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Croft Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Croft Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Croft Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Havelock Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Croft Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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