Total Crime Rate

117.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Other crime 15.1 10/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fell Bank area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Birtley , and the 180th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fell Bank (DH3 1AU) in the last 12 months was 117.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% higher than the Birtley average (91.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fell Bank (DH3 1AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holyoake Gardens, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fell Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holyoake Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Harras Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holyoake Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holyoake Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holyoake Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Holyoake Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodbine Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Primrose Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holyoake Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Harras Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holyoake Gardens —
Apr 2026Drugs South View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kateregina —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fellcross Under investigation
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Data Sources

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