Crime Rate in Lanchester, ward

Lanchester has the 6th lowest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 2672nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 55th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lanchester in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% lower than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lanchester’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 155 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lanchester ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 26 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around St Johns Mews (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.