Total Crime Rate
118.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
64.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Plessey Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Cramlington Eastfield , and the 241st highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Plessey Street (NE23 3BD) in the last 12 months was 118.2 per 1,000 residents and was 195.5% higher than the Cramlington Eastfield average (40.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plessey Street (NE23 3BD), the main crime hotspot is near Wrightson Street. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Scott Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aysgarth | — |
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