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

South Street 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 South Street (DH1 4QP) 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 South Street (DH1 4QP), the main crime hotspot is near Station Bank. Police recorded 243 crimes here, including 129 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/99)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Summerville Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Framwelgate Bridge —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
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 Station Bank —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Framwelgate Bridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Framwelgate Bridge —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Bank —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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