Total Crime Rate

140.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 140.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.8 10/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Richard Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 219th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richard Street (NE24 2HF) in the last 12 months was 140.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richard Street (NE24 2HF), the main crime hotspot is near B1328. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Richard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1327 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crofton Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coronation Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Crofton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crofton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haughton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Post Office Street —
Sep 2025Public order Haughton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1328 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1328 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1328 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1328 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1328 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1328 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plessey Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary B1328 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Havelock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Havelock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Havelock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Havelock Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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