Total Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Essex Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Blyth , and the 78th lowest crime rate of 384 local areas in Bassetlaw .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Essex Road (DN11 8BS) in the last 12 months was 26.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% lower than the Blyth average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Road (DN11 8BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norfolk Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Suffolk Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Essex Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Suffolk Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White House Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milne Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Norfolk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Norfolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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