Total Crime Rate

113.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.9 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 113.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 40.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Matthew Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 257th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Matthew Road (NE24 3ET) in the last 12 months was 113.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% lower than the Croft average (229.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Matthew Road (NE24 3ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wolmer Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gordon Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Matthew Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wensleydale Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolmer Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Briarwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dune Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ark Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dune Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolmer Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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