Total Crime Rate
7.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bromley Gardens area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Plessey , and the 56th 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 Bromley Gardens (NE24 3TR) in the last 12 months was 7.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bromley Gardens (NE24 3TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plessey Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barras Avenue (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plessey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newlands Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Medwyn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bexhill Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bromley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warkworth Avenue | Under investigation |
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