Blyth Newsham
Middle areaSouth east Northumberland. 10,755 people in 10 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 9% of people in Blyth Newsham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Blyth Newsham
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blyth Newsham at a rate of 101.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.4 per 1,000 people across Northumberland.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 259 |
| Shoplifting | 255 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 237 |
| Other crime | 153 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 97 |
| Burglary | 35 |
| Drug offences | 25 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Robbery | 13 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Blyth Newsham compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Blyth Newsham safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blyth Newsham at a rate of 101.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.4 per 1,000 people across Northumberland.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 159 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Blyth Newsham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (259), shoplifting (255) and anti-social behaviour (237).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Northumberland
These figures are published for the whole of Northumberland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Northumberland and not Blyth Newsham alone. See Northumberland
Blyth Newsham in brief
The median price paid for a home in Blyth Newsham was £180,000 in 2025.
Blyth Newsham had 9,406 usual residents at the census.
About 9% of people in Blyth Newsham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Blyth Newsham, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.