Crime Rates at Balfour Street, Blyth, NE24 1JD

Balfour Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 106th highest crime rate of 1,088 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 Balfour Street (NE24 1JD) in the last 12 months was 225.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 240.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 112.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Street (NE24 1JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 235 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.