Blyth South
Middle areaSouth east Northumberland. 6,222 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 53% of people in Blyth South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Blyth South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blyth South at a rate of 45.2 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 |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 146 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 45 |
| Other crime | 31 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 19 |
| Shoplifting | 16 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Drug offences | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Blyth South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Blyth South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blyth South at a rate of 45.2 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, 29 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Blyth South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (146), violence and sexual offences (45) and other crime (31).
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 South alone. See Northumberland
Blyth South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Blyth South was £180,000 in 2025.
Blyth South had 6,272 usual residents at the census.
About 53% of people in Blyth South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Blyth South, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.