Total Crime Rate

12.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.9 1/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 2nd lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

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 Birch Avenue (SR6 7AR) in the last 12 months was 12.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.7% lower than the Cleadon Park average (90.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Birch Avenue (SR6 7AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Croftside Avenue, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parry Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fulmar Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rupert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Geoffrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Range View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Leas —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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