Crime Rates at Blaketown, Seghill, Cramlington, NE23 7EE

Blaketown area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Holywell , and the 416th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

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 Blaketown (NE23 7EE) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% lower than the Holywell average (85.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blaketown (NE23 7EE), the main crime hotspot is near Hazlitt Place. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.