Total Crime Rate
176.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
77.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oxford Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Oxford Street (NE24 2EJ) in the last 12 months was 176.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Croft average (229.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (β 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxford Street (NE24 2EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B1328, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blyth Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haughton Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Havelock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B1328 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B1328 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Havelock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Havelock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Havelock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maughan Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Robert Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosamond Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Croft Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Havelock Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B1328 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B1328 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B1327 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B1328 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B1328 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B1328 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crofthead Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crofthead Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crofthead Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crofthead Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blyth Bus Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blyth Bus Station | β |
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