Postcode · Blaydon-on-Tyne
Crime in NE21 4DA
How much crime is recorded in NE21 4DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blaydon South
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,695 (2024)
How safe is NE21 4DA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE21 4DA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NE21 4DANational
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Vehicle crime12.93.5
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Burglary7.09.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime1.31.5
Public order1.24.6
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.