Total Crime Rate

18.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 18.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Appledore Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Plessey , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Appledore Road (NE24 3TE) in the last 12 months was 18.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower than the Plessey average (37.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appledore Road (NE24 3TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bohemia Terrace, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunlin Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Appledore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warkworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grebe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grimsby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bexhill Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Guillemot Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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