Total Crime Rate

820.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

161.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 820.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 336.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 236.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 161.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.8 10/10
  • Public order 32.3 10/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Front Street area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 9th highest crime rate of 693 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 Front Street (NE21 4RF) in the last 12 months was 820.8 per 1,000 residents and was 602.9% higher than the Blaydon average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 161.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (NE21 4RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 133 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Front Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cromwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tynebank Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Garth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowledge Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Top Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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