Total Crime Rate

170.6 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 170.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Burglary 19.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

George Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 175th 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 George Street (NE24 2HS) in the last 12 months was 170.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around George Street (NE24 2HS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in George Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millcroft Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1327 —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
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 Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hedley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crofton Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Crofton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crofton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crofton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hedley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hunter Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hunter Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coronation Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalmatia Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Jubilee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Haughton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haughton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimsby Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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