Total Crime Rate

890.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

390.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 890.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 390.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 292.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 219.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 182.9 10/10
  • Public order 73.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.6 10/10
  • Drugs 24.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.2 10/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.2 10/10
  • Robbery 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pelaw Leazes Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Durham South , and the 17th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pelaw Leazes Lane (DH1 1TB) in the last 12 months was 890.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2873.4% higher than the Durham South average (29.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 390.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pelaw Leazes Lane (DH1 1TB), the main crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pelaw Leazes Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Elvet Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wearside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leazes Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prison —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claypath Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claypath Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Claypath Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Claypath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Old Elvet Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Court Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Court Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
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Data Sources

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