Total Crime Rate

981.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 981.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 432.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 184.2 10/10
  • Public order 82.7 10/10
  • Drugs 67.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 67.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.1 10/10
  • Other theft 45.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.0 10/10
  • Robbery 11.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
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

Back Silver Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Durham South , and the 14th 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 Back Silver Street (DH1 3RP) in the last 12 months was 981.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2455.9% 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 115 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 142 (≈ 533.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Silver Street (DH1 3RP), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 308 crimes here, including 119 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Back Silver Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sidegate Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Owengate Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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