Total Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gloucester Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Lumley , and the 619th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gloucester Close (DH3 4LH) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% lower than the Lumley average (63.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Close (DH3 4LH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gloucester Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melbeck Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lichfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbeck Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melbeck Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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