Total Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Plessey Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 531st lowest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plessey Road (NE24 3JA) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% lower than the Cowpen average (156.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plessey Road (NE24 3JA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plessey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crofton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crofton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coronation Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plessey Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Crofton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hedley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crofton Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1327 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hedley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millcroft Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalmatia Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millcroft Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimsby Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Jubilee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hunter Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hunter Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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