Total Crime Rate

97.2 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 97.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orchard Park 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 Orchard Park (DH3 1PF) 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 Orchard Park (DH3 1PF), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fellcross —
Sep 2025Burglary Holyoake Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holyoake Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jacksons Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Craig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St John'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sanders Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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