Crime Rates at Durban Street, Blyth, NE24 1PT

Durban Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 231st highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Durban Street (NE24 1PT) in the last 12 months was 120.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durban Street (NE24 1PT), 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.