Total Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 48.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Wellesley Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 522nd lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellesley Drive (NE24 3UZ) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% lower than the Croft average (229.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Drive (NE24 3UZ), 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 Wellesley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ark Rise —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolmer Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolmer Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Oberon Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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