Crime Rates at The Orchards, Blyth, NE24 5PZ

The Orchards area has the highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 31st highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Orchards (NE24 5PZ) in the last 12 months was 382.4 per 1,000 residents and was 191.6% higher 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 202.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Orchards (NE24 5PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowley Place (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.