Crime Rates at Second Avenue, Blyth, NE24 2SG

Second Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 91st highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Second Avenue (NE24 2SG) in the last 12 months was 252.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% higher than the Cowpen average (156.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 152.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Second Avenue (NE24 2SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eighth Avenue, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Second Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.