Total Crime Rate

247.4 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 247.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 113.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Farm Drive area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Plessey , and the 93rd 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 Farm Drive (NE24 3BU) in the last 12 months was 247.4 per 1,000 residents and was 453.3% higher than the Plessey average (44.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farm Drive (NE24 3BU), the main crime hotspot is near Farm Drive. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Farm Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earlswood Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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