Total Crime Rate
698.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Cuthberts Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 10th 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 St Cuthberts Court (NE24 2DH) in the last 12 months was 698.6 per 1,000 residents and was 153.6% higher than the Croft average (275.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 97 (β 464.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Cuthberts Court (NE24 2DH), 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.
View Crime In Croft| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Havelock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Havelock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Maughan Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Maughan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Maughan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Percy Street South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crofthead Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blyth Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Post Office Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Havelock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Havelock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rink Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forster Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Croft Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Croft Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Croft Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Croft Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Havelock Street | β |
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