Crime Rates at Bowes Street, Blyth, NE24 1ED

Bowes Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 14th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowes Street (NE24 1ED) in the last 12 months was 474.6 per 1,000 residents and was 106.5% higher than the Croft average (229.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 2.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 267.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowes Street (NE24 1ED), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 294 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.