Crap Towns / Blaydon / Criminal damage
How bad is criminal damage in Blaydon?
The police recorded 14.2 crimes of criminal damage and arson per 1,000 people a year in Blaydon from September 2023 to August 2026, 2.0 times the typical town's 7.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 10.9, down from 15.7 in the 12 months to August 2024.
It's hard to tell what the vandals have done to Blaydon's precinct. It looked like that already.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| September 2023 to August 2024 | 15.7 | 7.3 |
| September 2024 to August 2025 | 15.3 | 6.9 |
| September 2025 to August 2026 | 10.9 | 6.6 |
| Town | Distance | Crimes per 1,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Blaydon | – | 14.2 |
| Gateshead | 8.3 km | 12.0 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 5.9 km | 11.6 |
| Throckley | 5.3 km | 11.2 |
| Birtley | 10.5 km | 8.6 |
| Prudhoe | 9.2 km | 8.4 |
| Ryton | 3.2 km | 8.1 |
| Rowlands Gill | 5.5 km | 6.7 |
| Whickham | 2.2 km | 5.7 |
| Crawcrook and Greenside | 5.1 km | 5.5 |
| Ponteland | 9.8 km | 2.9 |
| The typical town | – | 7.0 |