Total Crime Rate

163.5 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 163.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wensleydale Terrace area has the 15th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wensleydale Terrace (NE24 3EH) in the last 12 months was 163.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% lower than the Croft average (275.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wensleydale Terrace (NE24 3EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wolmer Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gordon Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wensleydale Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wolmer Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wolmer Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Allendale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drake Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gordon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gordon Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wolmer Road —
Sep 2025Public order Twizell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Twizell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ark Rise Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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