Total Crime Rate

82.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Daffodil Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 317th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Daffodil Close (NE21 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 82.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Daffodil Close (NE21 4EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Westway. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Daffodil Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tulip Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garth Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Daffodil Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tynebank —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tynebank —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tynebank —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Westway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Westway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tulip Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tulip Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Crocus Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brial Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brial Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brial Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brial Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brial Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garth Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crocus Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crocus Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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