Total Crime Rate

81.7 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 81.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.4 10/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 17th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 405th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plessey Road (NE24 3LD) in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% lower than the Cowpen average (156.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plessey Road (NE24 3LD), the main crime hotspot is near Rowan Court. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 27 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 (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Tenth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tenth Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tenth Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aylesford Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimsby Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barras Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tenth Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalmatia Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rowan Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Tenth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amberley Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bexhill Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amberley Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Amberley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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