Total Crime Rate

113.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 113.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.3 10/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Richard Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 256th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% lower than the Croft average (229.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richard Street (NE24 2HF), 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 (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Richard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crofton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B1328 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coronation Street 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Coomassie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Maughan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofton Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Maughan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blyth Bus Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blyth Bus Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blyth Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haughton Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1327 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1328 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1328 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1328 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B1328 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1328 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1328 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1328 —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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