Crime Rates at Boyd Street, Durham, DH1 3DP

Boyd Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Durham South , and the 100th 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 Boyd Street (DH1 3DP) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 768.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 156.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boyd Street (DH1 3DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stockton Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oswald Court (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.