Total Crime Rate

267.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 267.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 88.1 10/10
  • Other theft 37.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 34.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Maltings area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Blyth , and the 28th highest crime rate of 384 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 267.3 per 1,000 residents and was 157.6% higher than the Blyth average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% 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 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Mews (4 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
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Little Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Back Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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