Total Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hunter Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 507th lowest crime rate of 1,088 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 Hunter Avenue (NE24 3JS) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hunter Avenue (NE24 3JS), 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 Hunter Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hunter Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plessey Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hunter Avenue 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 2025Other theft Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crofton Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millcroft Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Crofton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crofton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crofton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street 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 2025Anti-social behaviour B1327 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coronation Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ark Rise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalmatia Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hedley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millcroft Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimsby Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Allendale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coronation Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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