Crime Rate in Consett South, ward

Consett South has the 21st lowest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 2584th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 147th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Consett South in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% lower than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Consett South’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 171 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 187 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Consett South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Consett Road, with 61 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around York Avenue (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.