Total Crime Rate
20.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grebe Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Plessey , and the 199th lowest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grebe Close (NE24 3QX) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% lower than the Plessey average (44.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grebe Close (NE24 3QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunlin Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Plessey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aylesford Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bexhill Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rotary Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rotary Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dunlin Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dunlin Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Amberley Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Janaway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Amberley Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Redshank Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Amberley Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shearwater Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
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