Total Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 67.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 46.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forster Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 445th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forster Street (NE24 3BG) in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forster Street (NE24 3BG), the main crime hotspot is near Carlton Street. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Forster Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Ridley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close —
Apr 2026Public order Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosamond Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Maughan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maughan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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