Total Crime Rate
38.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Spital Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Blyth , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 386 local areas in Bassetlaw .
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 Spital Road (S81 8EF) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower than the Blyth average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spital Road (S81 8EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Lane, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sherwood Crescent (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blyth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Worksop Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sherwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Little Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Little Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Two Acres | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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