Blyth Cowpen
Middle areaSouth east Northumberland. 7,071 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 83% of people in Blyth Cowpen live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Blyth Cowpen
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blyth Cowpen at a rate of 117.1 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 | 308 |
| Other crime | 154 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 133 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 80 |
| Shoplifting | 59 |
| Burglary | 43 |
| Vehicle crime | 21 |
| Drug offences | 18 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Blyth Cowpen compares
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Is Blyth Cowpen safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blyth Cowpen at a rate of 117.1 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, 86 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Blyth Cowpen.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (308), other crime (154) and anti-social behaviour (133).
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 Cowpen alone. See Northumberland
Blyth Cowpen in brief
The median price paid for a home in Blyth Cowpen was £105,000 in 2025.
Blyth Cowpen had 6,850 usual residents at the census.
About 83% of people in Blyth Cowpen live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Blyth Cowpen, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.