Total Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 19.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aged Peoples Homes area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Murton , and the 825th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aged Peoples Homes (DH6 2RT) in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% lower than the Murton average (183.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aged Peoples Homes (DH6 2RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windermere Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Aged Peoples Homes area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Welfare Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Welfare Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Welfare Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windermere Road —
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Data Sources

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