Crime Rate in Neville's Cross, ward

Neville's Cross has the lowest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 401st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 5th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Neville's Cross in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% lower than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Neville's Cross’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -30.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 141 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Neville's Cross ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 224 crimes here, including 159 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.