Crime Rate in Lumley, ward

Lumley has the 16th lowest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 3685th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 88th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lumley in the last 12 months was 63.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% lower than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lumley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 171 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -53.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 198 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lumley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lilac Square. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.