Total Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 347th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Street (NE21 4EF) in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% lower than the Blaydon average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 350.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Street (NE21 4EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 133 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tynebank Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Crocus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Daffodil Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Daffodil Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Garth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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