Crime Rate in Coxhoe, ward

Coxhoe has the 25th lowest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 2350th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 157th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Coxhoe in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% lower than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Coxhoe’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 395 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 15.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 486 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Coxhoe ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Durham Service Area, with 83 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Front Street (36 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.