Crime Rate in Birtley, ward

Birtley has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Gateshead district and the 1275th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 121st highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Birtley in the last 12 months was 114.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% higher than the Gateshead district average (114.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Birtley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 279 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 347 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Birtley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Beaconsfield Terrace, with 126 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (22 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.