Crime Rates at The Oval, Blyth, NE24 4BE

The Oval area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Kitty Brewster , and the 139th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 The Oval (NE24 4BE) in the last 12 months was 175.0 per 1,000 residents and was 198.3% higher than the Kitty Brewster average (58.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 96.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Oval (NE24 4BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cottingwood Green (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.