Total Crime Rate

169.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 62.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.4 5/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Maltings area has the 7th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Blyth , and the 51st highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Bassetlaw .

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 Maltings (S81 8HD) in the last 12 months was 169.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% higher than the Blyth average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Maltings (S81 8HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Lane, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Meadow View (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Maltings area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Little Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Little Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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