Crime Rates at William Street, Blyth, NE24 2HW

William Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 175th highest crime rate of 1,088 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 William Street (NE24 2HW) in the last 12 months was 170.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Street (NE24 2HW), the main crime hotspot is near B1328. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.