Total Crime Rate

189.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 189.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Wellington Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 118th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Street (NE24 2EF) in the last 12 months was 189.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% lower than the Croft average (229.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 79.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Street (NE24 2EF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wellington Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Maughan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Havelock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosamond Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1327 —
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maughan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Havelock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Croft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Havelock Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blyth Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blyth Bus Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blyth Bus Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofton Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crofton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crofton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Croft Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Coomassie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Havelock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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