Total Crime Rate

67.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 67.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Burn Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 326th highest 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 Burn Road (NE21 6DZ) in the last 12 months was 67.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burn Road (NE21 6DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mary Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barlowfield Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Other crime The Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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