Total Crime Rate

351.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

155.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 351.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 155.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.3 10/10
  • Other theft 33.8 10/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.0 7/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Croft Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 40th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 351.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 155.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Road (NE24 2EW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Croft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blyth Bus Station —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blyth Bus Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Coronation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Havelock Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Havelock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close —
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 Havelock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Havelock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blyth Bus Station 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 Haughton Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maughan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maughan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1327 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosamond Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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