Total Crime Rate
53.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Coldstream Drive area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 254th lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Coldstream Drive (NE21 6PP) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% lower than the Blaydon average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -82.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 154.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coldstream Drive (NE21 6PP), the main crime hotspot is near Hanover Drive. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blaydon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnthouse Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hanover Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Buttermere Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ennerdale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lyndhurst Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hanover Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Long Gair | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barlowfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Roxburgh Close | Under investigation |
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