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Crime · Blyth
Reported crime in Blyth
5,218 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 123 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
5,218
Rate / 1,000
123
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,545 | 30% |
| Anti social behaviour | 1,124 | 22% |
| Shoplifting | 741 | 14% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 448 | 9% |
| Public order | 320 | 6% |
| Other theft | 224 | 4% |
| Other crime | 191 | 4% |
| Burglary | 170 | 3% |
| Vehicle crime | 157 | 3% |
| Drugs | 133 | 3% |
| Possession of weapons | 51 | 1% |
| Robbery | 47 | 1% |
| Bicycle theft | 36 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 31 | 1% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 189 | 162 | 165 | 163 | 135 | 150 | 45 | 91 | 110 | 97 | 113 | 125 | 1545 |
| Anti social behaviour | 101 | 114 | 139 | 94 | 68 | 60 | 57 | 64 | 112 | 100 | 126 | 89 | 1124 |
| Shoplifting | 62 | 87 | 47 | 52 | 63 | 48 | 23 | 22 | 57 | 100 | 84 | 96 | 741 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 53 | 50 | 41 | 35 | 44 | 51 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 29 | 52 | 29 | 448 |
| Public order | 35 | 37 | 33 | 37 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 320 |
| Other theft | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 224 |
| Other crime | 17 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 191 |
| Burglary | 20 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 170 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 | 25 | 42 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 157 |
| Drugs | 25 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 133 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 51 |
| Robbery | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 47 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 36 | ||
| Theft from the person | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 31 |
| Total | 539 | 558 | 542 | 481 | 475 | 446 | 164 | 261 | 393 | 421 | 492 | 446 | 5218 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Blyth, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 42,312.