Total Crime Rate

333.3 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 333.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.2 9/10
  • Public order 65.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.4 10/10
  • Drugs 24.7 10/10
  • Other theft 24.7 10/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Court Lane 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 Court Lane (DH1 3JS) 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 Court Lane (DH1 3JS), the main crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 110 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Court Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elvet Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oswald Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Further investigation is not in the public interest
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Oswald Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oswald Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hallgarth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Hallgarth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs The Hallgarth Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elvet Waterside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Elvet —
Sep 2025Public order Palmers Garth Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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