Total Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sandrock Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Blyth , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 384 local areas in Bassetlaw .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandrock Road (DN11 8PH) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% lower than the Blyth average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandrock Road (DN11 8PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rutland Crescent, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Smith Square (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandrock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandrock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Baulk Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mount Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorset Drive —
Sep 2025Other crime Windermere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saxon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thompson Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Saxon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Way Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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