Crime Rates at Horton Street, Blyth, NE24 3DF

Horton Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 445th highest 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 Horton Street (NE24 3DF) in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% lower than the Croft average (229.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horton Street (NE24 3DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxford Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carlton Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.