Total Crime Rate

299.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 299.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 165.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 72.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Puffin Close area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Plessey , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Puffin Close (NE24 3QE) in the last 12 months was 299.0 per 1,000 residents and was 706.3% higher than the Plessey average (37.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 72.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Puffin Close (NE24 3QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oberon Way, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Puffin Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Puffin Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Puffin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Puffin Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oberon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Puffin Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Puffin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Puffin Close —
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Data Sources

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