Northumbria Police

Crime in Blyth

Street-level crime statistics for Blyth based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 5,407 crimes in last 12 months

10 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

5,407 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓12% vs Previous 12 Months

10/100 Safety Score

25.8% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 5,407 total crimes recorded in Blyth

Violent Crime

1,743

↓11%

Anti-Social Behaviour

971

↓30%

Shoplifting

644

Criminal Damage & Arson

527

↓10%

Public Order

374

↓11%

Other Theft

254

↓10%

Burglary

212

↓12%

Vehicle Crime

179

↑28%

Other Crime

172

↑20%

Drugs

170

↑22%

Possession of Weapons

↑16%

Bicycle Theft

↓29%

Robbery

↓28%

Theft from Person

↓34%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Blyth

489

02/23

518

03/23

504

04/23

578

05/23

594

06/23

520

07/23

633

08/23

600

09/23

586

10/23

571

11/23

441

12/23

456

01/24

495

02/24

526

03/24

480

04/24

622

05/24

561

06/24

593

07/24

527

08/24

478

09/24

480

10/24

507

11/24

412

12/24

465

01/25

386

02/25

507

03/25

434

04/25

481

05/25

525

06/25

515

07/25

539

08/25

518

09/25

463

10/25

456

11/25

428

12/25

155

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Blyth (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Blyth

January 2026 155 crimes December 2025 428 crimes November 2025 456 crimes October 2025 463 crimes September 2025 518 crimes August 2025 539 crimes July 2025 515 crimes June 2025 525 crimes May 2025 481 crimes April 2025 434 crimes March 2025 507 crimes February 2025 386 crimes January 2025 465 crimes December 2024 412 crimes November 2024 507 crimes October 2024 480 crimes September 2024 478 crimes August 2024 527 crimes July 2024 593 crimes June 2024 561 crimes May 2024 622 crimes April 2024 480 crimes March 2024 526 crimes February 2024 495 crimes January 2024 456 crimes December 2023 441 crimes November 2023 571 crimes October 2023 586 crimes September 2023 600 crimes August 2023 633 crimes July 2023 520 crimes June 2023 594 crimes May 2023 578 crimes April 2023 504 crimes March 2023 518 crimes February 2023 489 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Northumbria Police

Sunderland Central Sunderland East Farringdon, Pennywell, Pallion, Silksworth and Ryhope (Sunderland West) Carley Hill, Hylton Red House, Witherwack, Fulwell and Roker (Sunderland North) Washington Houghton Riverside and West Shields Boldon, Cleadon, Whitburn Hebburn and Jarrow Gateshead Central Leam Lane, Wardley, Heworth, Felling and Bill Quay (Gateshead East) Low Fell and Allerdene Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West) Blaydon, Winlaton, Ryton, Rowlands Gill and Chopwell (Gateshead Outer West) North Shields Whitley Bay Wallsend Killingworth Westerhope and Newburn Gosforth and Great Park Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon Fenham and Scotswood Benwell and Elswick Newcastle Central Jesmond and Heaton Byker and Walker Bedlington Ashington Cramlington Morpeth Alnwick Berwick East Tynedale West Tynedale View all Northumbria Police neighbourhoods

Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.