Crime Rates at Saddler Street, Durham, DH1 3NU

Saddler Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Durham South , and the 367th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Saddler Street (DH1 3NU) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 311.4% higher than the Durham South average (38.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saddler Street (DH1 3NU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 296 crimes here, including 110 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.