Total Crime Rate

78.6 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 78.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Birch Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 328th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Avenue (NE10 8UX) in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% lower than the Pelaw and Heworth average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Avenue (NE10 8UX), the main crime hotspot is near Stileford. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thorne Brake Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cole Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorne Brake —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thirlmere —
Sep 2025Other crime Buttermere Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Thorne Brake Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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