Total Crime Rate

145.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 145.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.8 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

South Bailey area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Durham South , and the 452nd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Bailey (DH1 3EE) in the last 12 months was 145.7 per 1,000 residents and was 386.5% higher than the Durham South average (29.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 111 (≈ 90.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Bailey (DH1 3EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Owengate (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Bailey area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Church Street Head Under investigation
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Data Sources

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