Total Crime Rate

210.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 210.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 38.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.7 10/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

York Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Birtley , and the 95th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around York Road (DH3 2DD) in the last 12 months was 210.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 101.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (DH3 2DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near York Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheshire Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norfolk Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cambridge Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Surrey Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheshire Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elgin Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dorset Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dorset Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dorset Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dorset Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson York Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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