Crime Rate in Coundon, ward

Coundon has the 31st lowest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 1632nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 147th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Coundon in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% lower than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Coundon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 188 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 215 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Coundon ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hambleton Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.