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Blaydon score: 33/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Blaydon safe? United Kingdom travel risk

Is Blaydon safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Blaydon scores 33/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates United Kingdom Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 9 Sep 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Blaydon scores 33/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United Kingdom (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Blaydon: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (45/100).

A score of 33 is higher than the scores of 37% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the United Kingdom travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Found at 54.9630° N, 1.7190° W within Gateshead, Blaydon is situated 398.5 km SSE of London.

Region
Gateshead
Coordinates
54.9630° N, 1.7190° W
Elevation
Lowland
Time Zone
UTC
Population
15,155
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Edinburgh (143.9 km NW).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Newcastle International Airport (NCL) 8.5 km NNE
Hospital Care Holmeside and Parkway Medical Groups 3.7 km N
Police Station Whickham Police Station 3.8 km ESE
Railway Terminal Blaydon 0.5 km NE

Adjacent Localities in United Kingdom

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United Kingdom travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the United Kingdom entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Newcastle 15
7.1 km ENE
Gateshead 15
7.6 km E
Sunderland 15
22.5 km ESE
Middlesbrough 15
53.0 km SE
York 15
118.9 km SSE
Bradford 20
129.3 km S

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy