Crime Rates at East Park Gardens, Blaydon-on-tyne, NE21 5RF

East Park Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 59th 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 East Park Gardens (NE21 5RF) in the last 12 months was 220.9 per 1,000 residents and was 89.2% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 116.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Park Gardens (NE21 5RF), 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.