Total Crime Rate

24.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 24.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alice Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 696 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 Alice Street (NE21 5QJ) in the last 12 months was 24.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% lower than the Blaydon average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alice Street (NE21 5QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Westway. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alice Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Westway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Northlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime River View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheviot Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wylam View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simonside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Litchfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Westway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Simonside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Branch Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Tyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Simonside Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Eastlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Park Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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