Total Crime Rate

398.1 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 398.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 127.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.4 9/10
  • Other theft 50.4 10/10
  • Public order 43.2 10/10
  • Drugs 28.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.0 6/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

This area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 32nd 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 This (NE21 6RS) in the last 12 months was 398.1 per 1,000 residents and was 192.3% higher 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -58.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 115.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in NE21 6RS area

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Data Sources

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