Total Crime Rate

881.6 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 881.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 255.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 198.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 172.6 10/10
  • Public order 95.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.5 10/10
  • Other theft 24.3 10/10
  • Drugs 21.4 10/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Robbery 11.4 9/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.4 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

Quarryheads Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Durham South , and the 17th 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 Quarryheads Lane (DH1 3DZ) in the last 12 months was 881.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2196.4% higher than the Durham South average (38.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 179 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 219 (≈ 312.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quarryheads Lane (DH1 3DZ), the main crime hotspot is near South Bailey. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Quarryheads Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Quarryheads Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Quarryheads Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Quarryheads Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Quarryheads Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Quarryheads Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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