Crime Rates at Hawkhills Terrace, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 1LN

Hawkhills Terrace area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Birtley , and the 276th 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 Hawkhills Terrace (DH3 1LN) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 266.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkhills Terrace (DH3 1LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holyoake Gardens, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sanders Gardens (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.