Postcode · Blyth
Crime in NE24 4EA
How much crime is recorded in NE24 4EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blyth Newsham
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,390 (2024)
NE24 4EABlyth
How safe is NE24 4EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE24 4EA 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
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 4EANational
Anti-social behaviour13.810.7
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Burglary11.59.1
Shoplifting10.18.4
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other crime3.61.5
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Robbery1.71.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.