Total Crime Rate

226.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 226.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 140.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Robbery 15.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Church Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Durham South , and the 206th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Church Street (DH1 3DQ) in the last 12 months was 226.6 per 1,000 residents and was 490.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 156.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (DH1 3DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft High Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Wood View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Hallgarth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Elvet —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stockton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elvet Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Hallgarth Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hallgarth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Palmers Garth Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oswald Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oswald Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oswald Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oswald Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oswald Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Oswald Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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