Total Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 47.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Curlew Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Plessey , and the 474th 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 Curlew Way (NE24 3SB) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% higher than the Plessey average (44.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Curlew Way (NE24 3SB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Curlew Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aylesford Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Amberley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amberley Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amberley Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redshank Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bexhill Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dunlin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Dunlin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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