Total Crime Rate

5.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 5.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 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
  • 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

Whitby Road area has the lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Blyth , and the 7th 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 Whitby Road (DN11 8QL) in the last 12 months was 5.7 per 1,000 residents and was 94.5% lower than the Blyth average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitby Road (DN11 8QL), 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 Whitby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandymount West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sandymount Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Windermere Avenue Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

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