Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Lindsey Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Blyth , and the 93rd 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 Lindsey Road (DN11 8QH) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindsey Road (DN11 8QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grange View, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandymount West (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lindsey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saxon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandymount West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandymount West Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandymount West Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Sandymount Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Saxon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Mayfair Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Windermere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandymount West Under investigation
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Data Sources

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