Total Crime Rate

745.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 745.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 333.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 154.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.1 10/10
  • Public order 53.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.0 10/10
  • Other theft 21.5 10/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Old Well Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 15th highest crime rate of 696 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 Old Well Lane (NE21 5QZ) in the last 12 months was 745.5 per 1,000 residents and was 447.5% higher than the Blaydon average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 179.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Well Lane (NE21 5QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Well Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westway Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garth Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garth Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowledge Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Half Fields Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Tyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Branch Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Northlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Eastlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Westway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tynebank —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime River View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ambrose Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tynebank —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wylam View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tynebank —
Sep 2025Other crime Westway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Litchfield Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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