Crime Rates at Waterloo Road, Blyth, NE24 1DF

Waterloo Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 99th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Road (NE24 1DF) in the last 12 months was 236.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% lower than the Croft average (275.5 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 140.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (NE24 1DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 239 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall Terrace (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.