Total Crime Rate

170.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.5 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 170.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Durham Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Birtley , and the 104th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Durham Road (DH3 1LS) in the last 12 months was 170.4 per 1,000 residents and was 87.3% higher than the Birtley average (91.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durham Road (DH3 1LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaconsfield Terrace, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lavers Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Durham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Craig Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Pine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holyoake Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holyoake Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Terrace —
Apr 2026Burglary Holyoake Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holyoake Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holyoake Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holyoake Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holyoake Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravensworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fellcross Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lavers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Craig Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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