Total Crime Rate

22.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 22.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 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

Parkland Grove area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Murton , and the 222nd lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Parkland Grove (DH6 2SA) in the last 12 months was 22.1 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% lower than the Murton average (190.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkland Grove (DH6 2SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Welfare Crescent, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Parkland Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maythorne Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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