Total Crime Rate

171.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.9 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 171.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 46.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.2 10/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Fulmar Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Plessey , and the 145th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Fulmar Drive (NE24 3QG) in the last 12 months was 171.9 per 1,000 residents and was 363.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fulmar Drive (NE24 3QG), the main crime hotspot is near Puffin Close. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Fulmar Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Puffin Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Puffin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Puffin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Puffin Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Puffin Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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