Crime Rates at Budle Close, Blyth, NE24 5DT

Budle Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 387th lowest 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 Budle Close (NE24 5DT) in the last 12 months was 32.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% lower than the Cowpen average (131.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Budle Close (NE24 5DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thropton Court, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bamburgh Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.