Total Crime Rate
351.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
155.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Princess 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B1328 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Croft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crofton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maughan Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maughan Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Coomassie Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B1328 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Croft Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Croft Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Croft Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Croft Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Croft Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Croft Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Croft Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Back Croft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Croft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Havelock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crofthead Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crofton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B1327 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B1328 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B1328 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crofthead Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Croft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crofthead Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crofthead Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B1328 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B1328 | Under investigation |
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