Crime Rates at Blaydon-on-tyne, NE21 4LW

This area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 35th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (NE21 4LW) in the last 12 months was 10.1 per 1,000 residents and was 80.0% lower than the Crawcrook and Greenside average (50.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around postcode NE21 4LW, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Addison View, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nunns Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.