Blyth Town
Middle areaSouth east Northumberland. 9,824 people in 2.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 82% of people in Blyth Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Blyth Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blyth Town at a rate of 195.2 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 | 517 |
| Shoplifting | 406 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 358 |
| Other crime | 299 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 125 |
| Vehicle crime | 81 |
| Burglary | 60 |
| Drug offences | 36 |
| Robbery | 26 |
| Theft from the person | 10 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Blyth Town compares
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Is Blyth Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blyth Town at a rate of 195.2 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, 192 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Blyth Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (517), shoplifting (406) and anti-social behaviour (358).
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 Town alone. See Northumberland
Blyth Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Blyth Town was £125,000 in 2025.
Blyth Town had 9,379 usual residents at the census.
About 82% of people in Blyth Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Blyth Town, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.