Crime Rates at Twelfth Avenue, Blyth, NE24 2QA

Twelfth Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 1,088 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 Twelfth Avenue (NE24 2QA) in the last 12 months was 163.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% higher than the Cowpen average (156.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Twelfth Avenue (NE24 2QA), the main crime hotspot is near Rowan Court. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.