Total Crime Rate

80.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sandringham Meadows area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Plessey , and the 414th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandringham Meadows (NE24 3AN) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% higher than the Plessey average (44.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandringham Meadows (NE24 3AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A1061, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farm Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandringham Meadows area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A1061 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A1061 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A1061 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hadrian Road
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ingleton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Drive
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Drive
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A1061 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A1061 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earlswood Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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