Total Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Winchester Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 266th lowest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Winchester Avenue (NE24 2EY) in the last 12 months was 24.6 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% lower than the Croft average (275.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winchester Avenue (NE24 2EY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 235 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Winchester Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haughton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bondicar Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bondicar Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bondicar Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary B1328 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order B1328 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1328 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1328 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1328 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1328 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1328 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1328 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Haughton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coronation Street Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crofton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crofton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Crofton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crofton Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Jubilee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bondicar Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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