Crime Rates at Middleton Street, Blyth, NE24 2LU

Middleton Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 266th lowest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middleton Street (NE24 2LU) in the last 12 months was 24.6 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% lower than the Croft average (275.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Street (NE24 2LU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 269 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.