Total Crime Rate

239.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 239.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.3 10/10
  • Burglary 17.6 10/10
  • Other theft 17.6 9/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.6 10/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Croft Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 96th highest crime rate of 1,088 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 Croft Road (NE24 2EN) in the last 12 months was 239.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% lower than the Croft average (275.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (β‰ˆ 123.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Road (NE24 2EN), 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 Croft Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs 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 2025Anti-social behaviour B1327 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crofton Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maughan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maughan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Post Office Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crofton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crofton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coronation Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rink Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plessey Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Havelock Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haughton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Croft Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Havelock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Croft Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Croft Road β€”

Data Sources

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