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Crime · Newsham
Reported crime in the parish of Blyth
5,218 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 123 per 1,000 residents.
The figures on this page are for the parish of Blyth, which includes Newsham. There are no separate figures for Newsham. What each figure covers
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 Newsham, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 42,312.