Total Crime Rate

398.7 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 398.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.1 10/10
  • Other theft 33.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.0 7/10
  • Burglary 20.3 10/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Croft Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 44th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Croft Road (NE24 2EW) in the last 12 months was 398.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 168.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Road (NE24 2EW), the main crime hotspot is near Carlton Street. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Croft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maughan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Maughan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maughan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hunter Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hunter Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plessey Avenue 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Havelock Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Croft Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Post Office Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blyth Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rink Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1327 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Croft Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hedley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Croft Road —
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Data Sources

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