Total Crime Rate

16.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 16.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 4.1 1/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mary Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 77th 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 Mary Street (NE21 4QA) in the last 12 months was 16.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.9% lower than the Blaydon average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mary Street (NE21 4QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitmore Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mary Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clifford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyne Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shop Spouts —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shop Spouts —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Low Mill Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Betsey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Whitmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Clifford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pickering Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruth Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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