Total Crime Rate

2536.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2536.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1317.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 341.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 325.2 10/10
  • Public order 154.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 134.2 10/10
  • Other theft 65.0 10/10
  • Burglary 61.0 10/10
  • Drugs 61.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.5 10/10
  • Robbery 12.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
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

Waterloo Road area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 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 Waterloo Road (NE24 1DG) in the last 12 months was 2536.6 per 1,000 residents and was 820.8% higher than the Croft average (275.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 324 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 127 (≈ 516.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (NE24 1DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 254 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall Terrace (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/104)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary B1328 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cypress Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cypress Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1328 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1328 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1328 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1328 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B1328 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bondicar Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cypress Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bondicar Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bondicar Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bondicar Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowes Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bowes Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowes Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cypress Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cypress Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seaforth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Havelock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Havelock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Havelock Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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