Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

May Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Birtley , and the 291st highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around May Street (DH3 1EU) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% lower than the Birtley average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around May Street (DH3 1EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaconsfield Terrace, where police recorded 126 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rutland Square (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in May Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rutland Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rutland Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaconsfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaconsfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaconsfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beaconsfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lavers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Craig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jacksons Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Edward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Holyoake Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holyoake Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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