Total Crime Rate

152.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 152.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Other crime 53.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Cottage area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Coxhoe , and the 394th 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 The Cottage (DH1 2SG) in the last 12 months was 152.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -19.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Cottage (DH1 2SG), the main crime hotspot is near Shincliffe Lane. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Cottage area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shincliffe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shincliffe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shincliffe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shincliffe Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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