Crime Rates at Broadway, Blyth, NE24 2PP

Broadway area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 530th lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Broadway (NE24 2PP) in the last 12 months was 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% lower than the Cowpen average (131.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadway (NE24 2PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tenth Avenue, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowan Court (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.