Total Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.4 3/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Glenluce area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Birtley , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Glenluce (DH3 2HZ) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% lower than the Birtley average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glenluce (DH3 2HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hartland Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Glenluce area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft The Springs Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunvegan Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunvegan Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunvegan Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary The Springs Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Motorway Service Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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