Total Crime Rate

364.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.7 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 364.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 139.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 100.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.5 9/10
  • Other theft 36.0 10/10
  • Public order 28.8 10/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cowen Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 33rd 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 Cowen Road (NE21 5DD) in the last 12 months was 364.5 per 1,000 residents and was 212.1% higher than the Blaydon average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 100.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowen Road (NE21 5DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cowen Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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