Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gilesgate area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Durham South , and the 606th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gilesgate (DH1 1QW) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% higher than the Durham South average (38.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gilesgate (DH1 1QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Elvet, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gilesgate Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gilesgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elvet Waterside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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