Total Crime Rate

429.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 429.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 121.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.4 9/10
  • Other theft 28.0 10/10
  • Public order 28.0 10/10
  • Burglary 23.4 10/10
  • Drugs 23.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • 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

Birtley Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Birtley , and the 28th 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 Birtley Lane (DH3 2LR) in the last 12 months was 429.9 per 1,000 residents and was 274.7% higher than the Birtley average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 144.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birtley Lane (DH3 2LR), the main crime hotspot is near Wilfrid Street. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birtley Lane area

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Data Sources

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