Crime Rate in Blaydon, ward

Blaydon has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Gateshead district and the 827th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 89th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Blaydon in the last 12 months was 136.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% higher than the Gateshead district average (114.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Blaydon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 430 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 545 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Blaydon ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 78 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hadrian Gardens (21 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.