Total Crime Rate

404.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.0 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 404.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 110.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.1 9/10
  • Other theft 27.0 10/10
  • Burglary 24.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Public order 21.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Durham Road area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Birtley , and the 26th 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 Durham Road (DH3 2PF) in the last 12 months was 404.3 per 1,000 residents and was 344.5% higher than the Birtley average (91.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 97.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durham Road (DH3 2PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaconsfield Terrace, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Birtley

Crime Over Time in Durham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilfrid Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harras Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holyoake Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holyoake Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holyoake Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Holyoake Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holyoake Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holyoake Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radcliffe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Harras Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilfrid Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilfrid Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Terrace —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holyoake Gardens Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 22 of 22

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑