Total Crime Rate

351.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

155.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Princess Louise 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 Princess Louise Road (NE24 2FB) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Princess Louise Road (NE24 2FB), 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 (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Princess Louise Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1328 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crofton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Maughan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maughan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Coomassie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1328 β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Croft Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Croft Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Croft Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Croft Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Croft Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Croft Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Croft Road β€”
Apr 2026Public order Back Croft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Havelock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crofton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1327 β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1328 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1328 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close β€”
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close β€”
Apr 2026Public order B1328 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B1328 Under investigation

Data Sources

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