Total Crime Rate

146.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 146.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • 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 · 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 24th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 211th 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 3NH) in the last 12 months was 146.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plessey Road (NE24 3NH), the main crime hotspot is near Fourteenth Avenue. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 20 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barras Avenue West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twentysixth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fourteenth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Twentythird Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Fourteenth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Fourteenth Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barras Avenue West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barras Avenue West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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