Postcode · Blyth
Crime in NE24 5JW
How much crime is recorded in NE24 5JW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blyth Cowpen
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,923 (2024)
NE24 5JWBlyth
How safe is NE24 5JW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE24 5JW area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 5JWNational
Violence and sexual offences29.123.6
Burglary19.89.1
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Other crime6.31.5
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other theft3.54.5
Public order2.84.6
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.