Postcode · Blaydon-on-Tyne
Crime in NE21 6AD
How much crime is recorded in NE21 6AD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blaydon South
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,915 (2024)
How safe is NE21 6AD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE21 6AD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
130
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 6ADNational
Shoplifting36.68.4
Anti-social behaviour34.110.7
Violence and sexual offences26.323.6
Criminal damage and arson12.04.7
Public order6.74.6
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other theft3.94.5
Burglary3.69.1
Other crime2.11.5
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.