Crime Rate in Tudhoe, ward

Tudhoe has the 15th highest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 671st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 66th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Tudhoe in the last 12 months was 147.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% higher than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Tudhoe’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 480 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -43.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 579 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Tudhoe ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Meadowfield Avenue. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.