Postcode · Blaydon-on-Tyne
Crime in NE21 5AR
How much crime is recorded in NE21 5AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blaydon North & Winlaton Mill
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,461 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
How safe is NE21 5AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE21 5AR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
102
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 5ARNational
Shoplifting42.58.4
Anti-social behaviour23.610.7
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Public order6.64.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Burglary3.79.1
Other theft3.14.5
Other crime2.61.5
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.