Birtley North & Kibblesworth
Middle areaSouth east Gateshead. 8,215 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 25 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 49% of people in Birtley North & Kibblesworth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Birtley North & Kibblesworth
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Birtley North & Kibblesworth at a rate of 99.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 95.2 per 1,000 people across Gateshead.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 205 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 172 |
| Shoplifting | 144 |
| Other crime | 130 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 65 |
| Burglary | 42 |
| Vehicle crime | 40 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Birtley North & Kibblesworth compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Birtley North & Kibblesworth safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Birtley North & Kibblesworth at a rate of 99.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 95.2 per 1,000 people across Gateshead.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 64 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Birtley North & Kibblesworth.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (205), anti-social behaviour (172) and shoplifting (144).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Gateshead
These figures are published for the whole of Gateshead, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Gateshead and not Birtley North & Kibblesworth alone. See Gateshead
Birtley North & Kibblesworth in brief
The median price paid for a home in Birtley North & Kibblesworth was £219,975 in 2025.
Birtley North & Kibblesworth had 7,924 usual residents at the census.
About 49% of people in Birtley North & Kibblesworth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Birtley North & Kibblesworth, 80.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.