Total Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dunlin Drive 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 Dunlin Drive (NE24 3SQ) 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 (≈ 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 Dunlin Drive (NE24 3SQ), 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 Dunlin Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aylesford Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rotary Way —
Sep 2025Public order Dunlin Drive Under investigation
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 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Rotary Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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