Total Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

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 42.5 4/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Kingfisher Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Plessey , and the 438th lowest crime rate of 1,088 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 Kingfisher Way (NE24 3QP) in the last 12 months was 42.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% lower than the Plessey average (44.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingfisher Way (NE24 3QP), 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.

View Crime In Plessey

Crime Over Time in Kingfisher Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dolphin Grove β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Dolphin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dolphin Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shearwater Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eider Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eider Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dunlin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dunlin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rotary Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rotary Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Janaway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Puffin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Puffin Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Puffin Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Puffin Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Puffin Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Court β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.