Crime Rates at Bowes Street, Blyth, NE24 1EF

Bowes Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 119th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Bowes Street (NE24 1EF) in the last 12 months was 188.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 92.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowes Street (NE24 1EF), 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.