Total Crime Rate
205.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
117.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chapter Cottages area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Coxhoe , and the 249th 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 Chapter Cottages (DH1 2NE) in the last 12 months was 205.9 per 1,000 residents and was 130.9% higher than the Coxhoe average (89.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -6.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chapter Cottages (DH1 2NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood View, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Mary'S Close (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Durham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Low Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wood View | Under investigation |
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