Crime in Blaydon
Recorded crime in Blaydon is about the Gateshead average and 1.1 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 14%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Blaydon: about 14,178 residents in 15 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 3/10Above average crime
- Living
- 7.6/10Good
- 5-year change
- −14%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.0×the Gateshead average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Blaydon.
Crime over 5 years
Down 14% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Blaydon, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: about the Gateshead average (1.1× the England and Wales average). 98 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 65% of the harm here
- Burglary: 13% of the harm here
- Other theft: 7% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 65% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 35 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Gateshead (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Gateshead council area, not only Blaydon. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 300 | 1.5 | Up 3% |
| Cars broken into | 465 | 2.3 | Down 11% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,571 | 7.7 | Down 9% |
| Burglary of homes | 477 | 2.4 | Down 9% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 2 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in NE21
In NE21, the postcode district at the centre of Blaydon, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 545 | 5% | 2% | 0% | 29% | 64% |
| Shoplifting | 258 | 19% | 0% | 0% | 52% | 29% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 197 | 4% | 2% | 0% | 58% | 37% |
| Public order | 123 | 5% | 0% | 1% | 34% | 60% |
| Other theft | 93 | 1% | 0% | 0% | 66% | 33% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 91 | 15% | 0% | 0% | 66% | 19% |
| Burglary | 57 | 2% | 0% | 0% | 88% | 11% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 46% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.5 |
| Burglary | 4.6 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 35.2 |
| Drugs | 1.9 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.8 |
| Other crime | 2.8 |
| Other theft | 10.8 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.5 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 5.9 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 13.8 |
| Public order | 10.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 |
| Shoplifting | 9.9 |
Postcode districts in Blaydon
Nearby towns
Council: Gateshead
Questions about crime in Blaydon
- Is Blaydon a safe place to live?
- Blaydon scores 3 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is about the Gateshead average.
- Is crime going up or down in Blaydon?
- Down 14% over 5 years, from 1,360 recorded crimes a year to 1,166.
- What is the most common crime in Blaydon?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 35 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Blaydon compare with Gateshead?
- Crime severity in Blaydon is about the Gateshead average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Blaydon?
- In NE21, the postcode district at the centre of Blaydon, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 44% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Blaydon?
- Of 57 burglaries reported in NE21, the postcode district at the centre of Blaydon between September 2024 and August 2025, 2% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 88% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Blaydon?
- In Gateshead, the council area Blaydon is in, the police recorded 300 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.5 per 1,000 residents, up 3% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Blaydon?
- 1,571 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Gateshead, the council area Blaydon is in, 7.7 per 1,000 residents, 1.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Blaydon last year?
- 2 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Gateshead, the council area Blaydon is in, against 5 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.