Postcode · Blyth
Crime in NE24 3QF
How much crime is recorded in NE24 3QF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blyth South
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,417 (2024)
NE24 3QFBlyth
How safe is NE24 3QF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE24 3QF 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
19.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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).
NE24 3QFNational
Anti-social behaviour41.110.7
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Burglary10.89.1
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Shoplifting4.48.4
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Public order2.24.6
Other crime1.71.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other theft0.84.5
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.