Crime Rates at Ford Drive, Blyth, NE24 5EQ

Ford Drive area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 402nd 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 Ford Drive (NE24 5EQ) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% lower than the Cowpen average (131.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ford Drive (NE24 5EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hargrave 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.