Total Crime Rate

132.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.2 10/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Quay Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 236th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Quay Road (NE24 2AS) in the last 12 months was 132.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% lower than the Croft average (275.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quay Road (NE24 2AS), the main crime hotspot is near Carlton Street. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Quay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Post Office Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rink Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horton Street —
Sep 2025Public order Blyth Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Street South Under investigation
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Data Sources

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