Crime Rate in Elvet and Gilesgate, ward

Elvet and Gilesgate has the 8th highest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 484th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 46th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Elvet and Gilesgate in the last 12 months was 167.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% higher than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Elvet and Gilesgate’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 877 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 13 cases , down -61.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -61.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,198 (≈ 80.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Elvet and Gilesgate ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 317 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Station Bank (129 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.