Total Crime Rate

47.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Birchwood Avenue area has the 40th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 257th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchwood Avenue (NE7 7PQ) in the last 12 months was 47.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower than the Dene & South Gosforth average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 220.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchwood Avenue (NE7 7PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Cornel Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A188 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Teviotdale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wych Elm Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cornel Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cornel Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cornel Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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