Total Crime Rate

127.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 127.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 37.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Plessey , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 1,088 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 Curlew Way (NE24 3SD) in the last 12 months was 127.3 per 1,000 residents and was 184.7% higher than the Plessey average (44.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

In the area around Curlew Way (NE24 3SD), the main crime hotspot is near Eider Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Curlew Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aylesford Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Dunlin Drive Under investigation
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 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 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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