Postcode · Blyth
Crime in NE24 3WD
How much crime is recorded in NE24 3WD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blyth Town
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,817 (2024)
NE24 3WDBlyth
How safe is NE24 3WD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE24 3WD 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
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
131
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 3WDNational
Shoplifting65.88.4
Anti-social behaviour30.710.7
Violence and sexual offences17.023.6
Public order4.04.6
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other crime2.91.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.14.5
Burglary1.49.1
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 65% 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.