Crime Rate in Trimdon and Thornley, ward

Trimdon and Thornley has the 24th highest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 1187th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 114th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Trimdon and Thornley in the last 12 months was 118.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% higher than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Trimdon and Thornley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 522 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 55.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 623 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Trimdon and Thornley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 108 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Quetlaw Road (28 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.