Total Crime Rate
80.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rectory Terrace area has the 20th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Coxhoe , and the 812th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Rectory Terrace (DH1 2NW) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% lower than the Coxhoe average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rectory Terrace (DH1 2NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood View, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Tree Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coxhoe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Low Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wood View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Willow Tree Avenue | — |
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