Total Crime Rate

191.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 191.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mallard Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Plessey , and the 141st highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mallard Way (NE24 3PZ) in the last 12 months was 191.4 per 1,000 residents and was 328.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mallard Way (NE24 3PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Puffin Close, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eider Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mallard Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Puffin Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eider Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shearwater Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dunlin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dunlin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Puffin Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Puffin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Puffin Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Puffin Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eider Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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