Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.3 10/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
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Crime overview

Birch Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 108th highest crime rate of 693 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 Birch Road (NE21 5AN) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% higher than the Blaydon average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Road (NE21 5AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East View —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shop Spouts —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shop Spouts —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Low Mill Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Betsey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shibdon Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East View —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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