Crime Rate in South Blyth, ward

South Blyth has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 66 wards in Northumberland district and the 3768th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 93rd lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in South Blyth in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% lower than the Northumberland district average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, South Blyth’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the South Blyth ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Oberon Way, with 96 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Eider Close (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.