Crap Towns / Blyth / Crime

How much crime is there in Blyth?

The police recorded 117 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Blyth from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.5 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 46.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 107, down from 124 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	124	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	118	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	107	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	46.0	34.1
Shoplifting	19.1	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	13.9	7.0
Public order	10.0	6.6
Other theft	6.5	5.4
Burglary	5.2	3.1
Vehicle crime	3.9	3.8
Other crime	3.9	2.0
Drugs	3.4	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.5	0.8
Bicycle theft	1.4	0.5
Robbery	1.2	0.6
Theft from the person	0.6	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Ashington	6.6 km	124
Blyth	–	117
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea	7.2 km	91.3
Bedlington	4.7 km	89.7
Killingworth	9.6 km	76.6
Stakeford	6.2 km	73.3
Seaton Delaval	5.8 km	73.1
Cramlington	5.7 km	69.2
Shiremoor	9.7 km	67.7
Whitley Bay	9.1 km	58.3
Wideopen	10.7 km	38.2
The typical town	–	76.2