Total Crime Rate

417.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 417.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 199.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 136.5 10/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

This area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 37th 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 This (NE24 3UE) in the last 12 months was 417.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% higher than the Croft average (275.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode NE24 3UE, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oberon Way, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Puffin Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in NE24 3UE area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oberon Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Puffin Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oberon Way —
Sep 2025Public order Oberon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drake Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Oberon Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Puffin Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oberon Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Puffin Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Puffin Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Puffin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Volary Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dolphin Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dolphin Grove —
Sep 2025Burglary Dolphin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oberon Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oberon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oberon Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oberon Way —
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Data Sources

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