Total Crime Rate

304.4 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 304.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 117.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.1 9/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in North Shields , and the 48th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

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 Birtley Avenue (NE30 2RS) in the last 12 months was 304.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% higher than the North Shields average (169.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -68.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 103.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birtley Avenue (NE30 2RS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birtley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rodney Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newcastle Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntingdon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Oswin'S Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birtley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colbeck Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Birtley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hulne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tynemouth Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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