Crime Rates at Wellesley Drive, Blyth, NE24 3UZ

Wellesley Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 535th lowest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellesley Drive (NE24 3UZ) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Drive (NE24 3UZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oberon Way, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gordon Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.