Total Crime Rate

177.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 177.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 48.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Russell Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Blyth , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 384 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 Russell Avenue (DN11 8PU) in the last 12 months was 177.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Avenue (DN11 8PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Saxon Way, where police recorded 11 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 Russell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Windermere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Saxon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saxon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Mayfair Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Water Fir Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thompson Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorset Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blyth Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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