Total Crime Rate

633.4 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 633.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 261.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.1 10/10
  • Burglary 37.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.0 10/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Other theft 24.3 10/10
  • Other crime 21.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.8 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
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

Durham Road area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Birtley , and the 19th 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 Durham Road (DH3 2QH) in the last 12 months was 633.4 per 1,000 residents and was 452.0% 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 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 137.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durham Road (DH3 2QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaconsfield Terrace, where police recorded 126 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Durham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Holyoake Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holyoake Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaconsfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaconsfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaconsfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beaconsfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Craig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St John'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pine Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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