Crime Rates at Queen Street, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 1EB

Queen Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Birtley , and the 157th 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 Queen Street (DH3 1EB) in the last 12 months was 130.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Street (DH3 1EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaconsfield Terrace, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edward Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.