Crime Rates at Elvet Waterside, Durham, DH1 3DA

Elvet Waterside area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Durham South , and the 833rd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elvet Waterside (DH1 3DA) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 103.6% higher than the Durham South average (38.4 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elvet Waterside (DH1 3DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Claypath, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.