Crime Rates at Frances Street, Blaydon-on-tyne, NE21 4EP

Frances Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 317th highest 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 Frances Street (NE21 4EP) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower than the Blaydon average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Frances Street (NE21 4EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mary Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Snowdrop Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.