Crime Rate in Deneside, ward

Deneside has the 28th highest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 1384th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 128th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Deneside in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% lower than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Deneside’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 235 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 348.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 276 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Deneside ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Queensbury Road, with 128 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around The Avenue (20 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.