Total Crime Rate

293.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 293.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 89.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.3 9/10
  • Burglary 30.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.9 6/10
  • Other crime 15.3 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Robbery 12.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alexandra Road area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Blyth , and the 26th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Bassetlaw .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alexandra Road (DN11 8EZ) in the last 12 months was 293.4 per 1,000 residents and was 213.8% higher than the Blyth average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (DN11 8EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dorchester Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Well Hill Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alexandra Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harper Hill Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brinsley View —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holderness Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Grosvenor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dorchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Harper Hill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Scrooby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brinsley View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dorchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Talbot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Scrooby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brinsley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Well Hill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Well Hill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Well Hill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Well Hill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Well Hill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Well Hill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Well Hill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Well Hill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Well Hill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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