Crap Towns / Blaydon / Crime

How much crime is there in Blaydon?

The police recorded 136 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Blaydon from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.8 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 41.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 118, down from 141 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	141	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	147	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	118	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	41.0	34.1
Shoplifting	39.9	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	14.2	7.0
Public order	11.2	6.6
Other theft	10.4	5.4
Vehicle crime	7.4	3.8
Burglary	3.5	3.1
Other crime	3.1	2.0
Drugs	2.3	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.1	0.8
Theft from the person	0.8	0.4
Robbery	0.7	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Blaydon	–	136
Newcastle upon Tyne	5.9 km	119
Gateshead	8.3 km	104
Birtley	10.5 km	77.6
Throckley	5.3 km	73.2
Ryton	3.2 km	70.5
Prudhoe	9.2 km	59.2
Rowlands Gill	5.5 km	52.8
Whickham	2.2 km	46.5
Crawcrook and Greenside	5.1 km	42.5
Ponteland	9.8 km	40.9
The typical town	–	76.2