Total Crime Rate

119.1 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 119.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 10.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 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

Burnley Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 214th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

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 Burnley Street (NE21 4DD) in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% lower than the Blaydon average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnley Street (NE21 4DD), the main crime hotspot is near Whitmore Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burnley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Robinsons Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Greenbank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harriet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harriet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harriet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Masseys View —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunns Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Murray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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