Total Crime Rate

88.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Crofthead Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 385th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crofthead Close (NE24 3JH) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crofthead Close (NE24 3JH), the main crime hotspot is near Carlton Street. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crofthead Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hunter Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hedley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hunter Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1327 —
Sep 2025Other crime Allendale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crofton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Maughan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millcroft Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millcroft Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maughan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maughan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Street South Under investigation
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Data Sources

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