Total Crime Rate

227.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 227.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.2 10/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Plessey Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Kitty Brewster , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plessey Road (NE24 4BU) in the last 12 months was 227.6 per 1,000 residents and was 216.7% higher than the Kitty Brewster average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plessey Road (NE24 4BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Horton Place (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Plessey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Bedes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Bedes Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Bedes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plessey Old Wagonway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plessey Old Wagonway —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plessey Old Wagonway —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horton Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plessey Old Wagonway —
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Data Sources

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