Total Crime Rate

80.0 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 80.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Pembroke Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Birtley , and the 323rd highest crime rate of 696 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 Pembroke Avenue (DH3 2DH) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pembroke Avenue (DH3 2DH), the main crime hotspot is near Dorset Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pembroke Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Renfrew Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheshire Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norfolk Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cambridge Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colebrooke —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Surrey Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Suffolk Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheshire Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lothian Close 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Dorset Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vigo Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elgin Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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