Total Crime Rate
189.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
79.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Croft Road 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 Croft Road (NE24 2EL) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Croft Road (NE24 2EL), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Croft Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosamond Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Croft Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Croft Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Croft Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Croft Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Croft Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B1328 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B1328 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Havelock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Back Croft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Havelock Street | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Havelock Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B1328 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B1328 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Croft Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Croft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B1328 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maughan Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blyth Bus Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blyth Bus Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B1327 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maughan Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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