Crime Rates at Wellington Street, Blyth, NE24 3BE

Wellington Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 179th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Street (NE24 3BE) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Street (NE24 3BE), the main crime hotspot is near Carlton Street. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.