Total Crime Rate

152.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 152.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Frances Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 153rd 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 Frances Street (NE21 4EP) in the last 12 months was 152.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Frances Street (NE21 4EP), the main crime hotspot is near Frances Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Frances Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brial Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brial Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brial Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brial Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mosspool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brial Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frances Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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