Total Crime Rate

113.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 113.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Willow Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 190th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Road (NE21 5BB) in the last 12 months was 113.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Road (NE21 5BB), the main crime hotspot is near Hadrian Gardens. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitewell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shibdon Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East View —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Low Mill Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Betsey Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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