Total Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blandford Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in New York & Murton , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

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 Blandford Road (NE29 8NX) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% lower than the New York & Murton average (141.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blandford Road (NE29 8NX), the main crime hotspot is near Whitehouse Lane. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blandford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Truro Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tamar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tamar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Tintern Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnstaple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sherborne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridport Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Acton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Acton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Aidan'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Melford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Aidan'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Aidan'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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