Total Crime Rate

187.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 187.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.2 6/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cheshire Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Birtley , and the 84th 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 Cheshire Avenue (DH3 2BA) in the last 12 months was 187.7 per 1,000 residents and was 106.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheshire Avenue (DH3 2BA), the main crime hotspot is near York Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cheshire Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highbury Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Durham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Durham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Surrey Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Surrey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highbury Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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