Crime Rates at Store Street, Blaydon-on-tyne, NE21 5DN

Store Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 128th 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 Store Street (NE21 5DN) in the last 12 months was 23.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% lower than the Blaydon average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Store Street (NE21 5DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Simonside Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Park Gardens (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.