Total Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 13.5 1/10
  • Violent crimes 6.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Addington Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Plessey , and the 126th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Addington Drive (NE24 3TH) in the last 12 months was 13.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% lower than the Plessey average (37.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Addington Drive (NE24 3TH), 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 Addington Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grebe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bromley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Guillemot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bexhill Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warkworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grimsby Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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