Total Crime Rate

108.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 108.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whinney Hill area has the 11th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Durham South , and the 653rd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whinney Hill (DH1 3BD) in the last 12 months was 108.9 per 1,000 residents and was 263.7% higher than the Durham South average (29.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whinney Hill (DH1 3BD), 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 Whinney Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Drugs Illingworth Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Hallgarth Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whinney Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Yard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prison —
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
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Data Sources

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