Postcode · Blaydon-on-Tyne
Crime in NE21 6NP
How much crime is recorded in NE21 6NP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blaydon South
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,495 (2024)
How safe is NE21 6NP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE21 6NP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 6NPNational
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Public order9.44.6
Shoplifting7.38.4
Burglary5.99.1
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other crime2.81.5
Other theft1.44.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.