Crime Rates at Helm Close, Blyth, NE24 3UT

Helm Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 398th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Helm Close (NE24 3UT) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Helm Close (NE24 3UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wolmer Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gordon Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.