Total Crime Rate

389.9 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 389.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 260.0 10/10
  • Public order 53.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.5 10/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Poplar Place area has the highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Longhorsley , and the 46th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Place (NE61 3BR) in the last 12 months was 389.9 per 1,000 residents and was 784.0% higher than the Longhorsley average (44.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 98 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 118 (≈ 313.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Place (NE61 3BR), the main crime hotspot is near Geranium Drive. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maple Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Geranium Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maple Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geranium Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geranium Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geranium Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geranium Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geranium Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geranium Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geranium Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Geranium Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Geranium Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Geranium Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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