Total Crime Rate

128.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Drugs 22.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plessey Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 206th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Plessey Road (NE24 3LU) in the last 12 months was 128.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% lower than the Cowpen average (131.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plessey Road (NE24 3LU), the main crime hotspot is near Barras Avenue West. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Plessey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Twentieth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Twentysecond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Almond Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B1523 Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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