Postcode · Blyth
Crime in NE24 4UQ
How much crime is recorded in NE24 4UQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blyth Newsham
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,133 (2024)
NE24 4UQBlyth
How safe is NE24 4UQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 56.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE24 4UQ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
56.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
236
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 4UQNational
Shoplifting86.78.4
Anti-social behaviour42.110.7
Violence and sexual offences41.323.6
Burglary20.59.1
Criminal damage and arson17.84.7
Public order11.54.6
Other theft11.04.5
Drugs5.62.4
Robbery3.41.4
Other crime2.71.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Theft from the person1.12.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.