Total Crime Rate

542.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 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 542.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 313.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 136.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Other crime 14.8 10/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Otus Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 13th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Otus Grove (NE24 3RY) in the last 12 months was 542.4 per 1,000 residents and was 136.1% higher than the Croft average (229.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otus Grove (NE24 3RY), the main crime hotspot is near Oberon Way. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Otus Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Oberon Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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