Total Crime Rate

557.1 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 557.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 266.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.7 10/10
  • Public order 51.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.8 10/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Union Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 19th 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 Union Street (NE24 2EA) in the last 12 months was 557.1 per 1,000 residents and was 102.2% 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 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 148.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 95.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Street (NE24 2EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B1328, where police recorded 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carlton Street (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Union Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Havelock Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plessey Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Havelock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Havelock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Havelock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Havelock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maughan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Croft Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Maughan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maughan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Croft Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Croft Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seaforth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blyth Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rink Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1327 —
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Data Sources

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