Crime Rates at Limes Avenue, Blyth, NE24 1PL

Limes Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 113th 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 Limes Avenue (NE24 1PL) in the last 12 months was 195.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% higher than the Cowpen average (131.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 108.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limes Avenue (NE24 1PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.