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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in NE24: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

NE24 recorded 429 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 10.64 per 1,000 residents. Anti-social Behaviour accounts for the largest share of crime at 24.2% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 6.5% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring137.42 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment429 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 6.5% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

429
trending_up +11.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

137.42per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,342

Within NE24 district

Northumberland

40,308

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 36 Shoplifting: 30 Public order: 3
36
Shopping Area Map
total: 31 Shoplifting: 21 Anti-social behaviour: 5
31
Oberon Way Map
total: 17 Shoplifting: 16 Robbery: 1
17
Shopping Area Map
total: 11 Shoplifting: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 1
11
Back Croft Road Map
total: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 2
10
Hargrave Court Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2
9
Brierley Road Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1
9
Elliott Street Map
total: 8 Criminal damage and arson: 3 Public order: 2
8
B1328 Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Shoplifting: 2
8
Railway Terrace Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
429 Total
Anti-social Behaviour
104
24.2%
Violence & Sexual Offences
101
23.5%
Shoplifting
96
22.4%
Criminal Damage & Arson
32
7.5%
Public Order
28
6.5%
Other Theft
14
3.3%
Other Crime
12
2.8%
Burglary
11
2.6%
Vehicle Crime
10
2.3%
Drug Offences
8
1.9%
Robbery
6
1.4%
Weapons Possession
6
1.4%
Theft from Person
1
0.2%

Crime Analysis: NE24

Anti-social Behaviour makes up the largest share of crime in NE24 at 24.2%. Violence & Sexual Offences (23.5%) and Shoplifting (22.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in NE24 has fallen noticeably — by 6.5%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for NE24 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +11.1%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -6.5%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.6%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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